New Releases by John Connor

A taut and twisty thriller about a mother''s secrets and the desperate search for her missing daughter - perfect for fans of Angela Marsons, J.B. Turner, Mark Dawson, and Tony Parsons. * Her mother''s lies brought her here. Rebecca''s mother, Julia, warned her daughter to be careful. She told her not to freeze, that if she sees someone coming for her, she should run. Julia learnt that rule the hard way. When her daughter disappears, it seems the lessons of Julia''s past have come back to haunt her. Now, she must find Rebecca - before anybody else does. * Praise for John Connor ''A first-rate thriller with a terrific climax'' Sunday Telegraph ''His plot is enthralling,his characters sharp and vital'' Financial Times ''He''s created a beguilingly complex character, perfectly suited to his taut thrillers'' Mirror ''John Connor drives his complex tale of secrecy and betrayal along at a cracking pace'' Irish Independent ''The police procedural novel is given the kind of spruce up it has been in need of for some time'' Daily Express

Based on his experience as an HR director and consultant, Russell John Connor identifies the fads and fashions that make up modern day Human Resource Management practice and reveals the flawed assumptions upon which popular notions of people management are founded. Unusually for a management book, Human Remains explores how deep philosophical issues, such as the mind-body split and the nature of reality, are intricately connected to practice. It is argued that philosophy matters profoundly. It certainly influences how we decide to organise and manage people. In order to offer a radically different approach to managing people and organisations, Human Remains presents a relevant management system and philosophy that brings uncertainty centre-stage. This book is written for HR professionals who are frustrated about their lack of impact and chief executives who are looking to build healthy organisations, which promote trust-inducing behaviour. Although Human Remains is about the way that we manage people and organizations, it is also an invitation to think about the way that we think about ourselves. As such, it is written for everyone interested in reflecting on, and making sense of, the everyday human reality of working in organisations. REVIEW ''For thirty years we''ve been talking about unpredictability but still reward those who claim to bring certainty and control. It''s time we looked to a future created by those who understand the relation between uncertainty and growth.'' Gillian Robertson, PhD, management lecturer and consultant

In “Digital Life After Death: The issue of planning for a person''s digital assets after death,” author John Connor discusses the concept of a digital asset and what happens to these assets when the owner dies. First, Connor lays the foundation to define what a digital asset is and why these assets can create problems in estate planning. Next, the author examines how various social networking sites, e-mail providers, and blog hosting sites are dealing with the concept of digital assets. Connor then provides possible solutions for dealing with digital assets. These solutions include: planning for digital assets prior to death, leaving instructions (including usernames and passwords) on how to access digital assets in the event of death, setting up a trust in which the usernames and passwords can be stored and accessed by the trustee and eventual executor, and possibly providing some information about digital assets in a will. Finally, the author describes the consequences of failure to provide for your digital assets after death.

The Inns and Alehouses of Stafford: Through the North Gate is the second of two books by Stafford author John Connor. This second volume looks at the drinking establishments outside the ancient town’s fortified walls, covering the whole of the north and south ends of the town, reaching the villages of Milford, Brocton, Bradley and Haughton. This presents a definitive review of the history of a wider area of Stafford’s beer establishments, listing owners and the history behind the areas pub names and signs. The book is a mine of information that will appeal to local pub buffs and historians alike, and is an essential accompaniment to the first book, Through the South Gate. The entry for the inns and alehouses within the book include a photo of each building, a description of the changes that have taken place to the pub over the years and the names they have been known by. A comprehensive list of licensees of each establishment is also included. This shows who the licensees were, where they came from and where they went to. A short narrative about every inn sign completes each entry. Pubs have always been the hub of the community and in The Inns and alehouses of Stafford: Through the North Gate, readers can learn more about the hostelries that have given separate suburb and village communities over 300 years of drinking pleasure!

Volume 3 of the official history of Australian peacekeeping, humanitarian and post-cold war operations explores Australia''s involvement in six overseas missions following the end of the Gulf War: Cambodia (1991–99); Western Sahara (1991–94); the former Yugoslavia (1992–2004); Iraq (1991); Maritime Interception Force operations (1991–99); and the contribution to the inspection of weapons of mass destruction facilities in Iraq (1991–99). These missions reflected the increasing complexity of peacekeeping, as it overlapped with enforcement of sanctions, weapons inspections, humanitarian aid, election monitoring and peace enforcement. Granted full access to all relevant Australian Government records, David Horner and John Connor provide readers with a comprehensive and authoritative account of Australia''s peacekeeping operations in Asia, Africa and Europe.

Building a Flourishing Organisation is a management book with a difference. It does not offer a magic formula. There are no short cuts or quick fixes. Russell John Connor seamlessly combines existential philosophy, leading edge sociological theory and thirty years'' experience of being a manager, coach and consultant to provide a framework for reflection. Reflective thinking turns experience into insight, which leads to the widening of choice. This is an ideal resource for leaders and game-changers and anyone interested in building flourishing organisations where there is a dynamic link between high-performance and being a great place to work. REVIEW "This is another thought-provoking and practical book by Russell John Connor that challenges many orthodoxies of management theory. With an audit framework offering the basis for reflective conversations and insightful choice, the book will be invaluable to any leader seeking successful change and sustainable high performance in a dynamic context." Linda Holbeche PhD, Co-Director of the Centre for Progressive Leadership

Swarming is perhaps the most powerful instinct beekeepers encounter while working with bees. Repasky outlines the ramifications of swarming behavior, the benefits of swarming, proven swarm management techniques, and how to recover and even prosper from a swarming event.

A book illustrated in colour for children up to 14 and anyone who has worked in a large organisation. This book seems like a children''s book but it is a cleverly crafted work of guidance to people who work in businesses. It is a metaphor for some of the dangers involved in management and consultancies. About The Author Russell John Connor is the Managing Director of consultancy firm, Dynamic Link. He is the author of five other books; The Ten Commandments, It''s About Time, The Future Is Imagined, The Flourishing Organisation and The Flourishing Career.

First published in 1993. In the 1990s the education service faces challenging new priorities. As teachers seek to extend their skills and develop new expertise, they need continued, career-long professional development. This volume examines how teachers play key roles in providing and evaluating training. From schools in four education authorities varied styles of INSET are represented, drawing on words and experience of those at the centre of INSET activities. The book reflects some of the problems they face and how these are resolved. The authors link theory with practice of evaluation. They address issues of principle alongside day-to-day experience. This book offers a range of alternative models and styles of INSET for practitioners to consider and adapt to their own needs. The authors recognize the value of practitioner knowledge and suggest that in evaluating INSET, teachers can articulate for themselves and for an outside audience provide much information about what it means to teach and learn.

A snatched child, a cryptic message and a secret that will tear two lives apart. Twenty years ago, one-year-old Lauren disappeared. Now, ex-policeman Tom Lomax gets a mysterious offer from an heiress, Sara. She wants him to fly to her private island, all expenses paid. He cannot help but be intrigued. But Sara has received a troubling message and, despite all the privileges in her life, she now has no one to turn to and doesn''t know whom she can trust. In a matter of hours, both will be thrown headfirst into a race against time that will challenge everything they''ve believed in and change both their lives for ever. An action-packed, nail-biting thriller with a heart-wrenching story of loss at its core, THE VANISHING is the brand new novel from acclaimed thriller writer John Connor. Why readers love John Connor: ''A first-rate thriller with a terrific climax.'' Sunday Telegraph ''He''s created a beguilingly complex character, perfectly suited to his taut thrillers.'' Mirror ''John Connor drives his complex tale of secrecy and betrayal along at a cracking pace.'' Irish Independent ''The police procedural novel is given the kind of spruce up it has been in need of for some time.'' Daily Express Fans of Harlan Coben, David Baldacci and Linwood Barclay will love John Connor: Karen Sharpe 1. Phoenix 2. Playroom 3. A Child''s Game 4. Falling 5. Unsafe Standalone 1. The Vanishing 2. The Ice House * Each John Connor novel can be read as a standalone or in series order *

Who is this guy anyway? This might be your reaction on reading Russell John Connor''s new book especially if you are an evolutionary biologist, economist, social scientist, psychotherapist or management consultant. In all of these fields the focus has been on making the uncertain certain by identifying mechanisms and processes. The Future Is Imagined confronts you with the reality that uncertainty is woven deeply into the fabric of life. At the heart of life and living is a gap in knowledge. Choice is the fundamental atom of life. When uncertainty and choice are brought centre-stage there are profound consequences for the way that we think about life and all living organisms. It radically reshapes how we think about thinking and it alters for good most of what we currently take as evolutionary gospel, applied economics, psychotherapy, best-practice human resource management, organisation design and social policy-making. Revealing and possibly revolutionary! Time, uncertainty and the nature of being are dealt with in an extraordinarily relevant way. Steve Jones, MA Oxon, the author''s best friend.

31 décembre 1999. À l''aube, dans un appartement luxueux de Leeds, un homme se fait immoler et défenestrer du neuvième étage. Le corps est rapidement identifié : il s''agit de Nicholas Hanley, riche propriétaire d''une agence immobilière dont les activités semblent suspectes. Les choses se compliquent lorsque Pete Bains, chargé de l''enquête, découvre que la maîtresse de la victime et la fille de celle-ci sont portées disparues. Au même moment, les services secrets sont à la recherche de l''inspectrice Karen Sharpe qui a elle aussi disparu. Il semblerait qu''elle soit aux mains d''un tueur à gages tortionnaire, engagé par des hommes d''affaires pakistanais à la moralité plus que douteuse.

All teachers are meeting more pupils with special needs in mainstream classrooms. Although there are general issues to be aware of subject specialists will always want specific guidance and examples. This series combines SEN expertise with subject knowledge to produce practical and immediate support. Covers: * Policy writing and how to do it * Simply explanation of SEN labels * Creating an inclusive classroom environment * Working with TA''s

This book is about the ideas of a visionary, a Galileo for the social sciences - Elliott Jaques; the legacy of whom provides the scientific basis upon which healthy organisations and flourishing societies can be built. Jaques was arguably the most controversial social scientist and management thinker of the last fifty years. It turns out that he was ahead of his time. It''s About Time makes accessible Jaques'' ideas and the foundations he provides for a new social science; one that centres the human factors at the heart of the enterprise. Russell John Connor, entrepreneur and business-manager, describes Jaques'' impact on economics, psychology and management science and explains how the application of his ideas creates long-lasting organisations, which promote trust-inducing behaviour. Compelling, thought provoking and very timely. Robert Copping, MD Sightpath

Bachelorarbeit aus dem Jahr 2012 im Fachbereich BWL - Investition und Finanzierung, Note: 1,3, Technische Universität Berlin, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Im Zuge von Regulierungsbemühungen seitens der Politik und Aufsichtsbehörden wird viel über Leerverkaufsbeschränkungen diskutiert. Diese Arbeit beschäftigt sich mit dem Effekt von Leerverkaufsbeschränkungen auf die Informationseffizienz und Preisbildung am Kapitalmarkt. Hierzu wird das theoretische Modell von Diamond und Verrecchia vorgestellt, welches diese Effekte erfasst. Anhand von empirischen Studien können die Aussagen des Modells bestätigt werden. Leerverkaufsbeschränkungen verringern in aller Regel die Informationseffizienz am Markt. Dieser Effekt kommt durch eine langsamere Preisfindungsgeschwindigkeit und durch einen vergrößerten Bid-Ask-Spread zustande. Zudem erhöhen Leerverkaufsbeschränkungen die Volatilität der Tagesrenditen an Veröffentlichungstagen von Informationen.

Written by experienced tutors, ''Anthem How To Do 11+ and 12+ Verbal Reasoning: Technique and Practice'' offers an extensive breakdown of the types of questions likely to feature in verbal reasoning assessments, along with advice on how to prepare for tests and practice materials.

Perfect for daily practice, the ‘Anthem Short Revision Papers 11+ and 12+ Verbal Reasoning Book 1’ features a wide variety of useful exercises. Specially designed to provide pupils with essential 11+ and 12+ verbal reasoning practice, these quick tests are an excellent means of highlighting weak spots and areas in need of further work. Featuring a multiple-choice format and concise structure, the ‘Anthem Short Revision Papers 11+ and 12+ Verbal Reasoning Book 1’ is ideal for pupils of all abilities – whether looking to master the essentials of verbal reasoning, or consolidate existing skills.

Created to provide students with experience of verbal reasoning assessment papers, the ‘Anthem Test Papers 11+ and 12+ Verbal Reasoning Book 1’ offers pupils of all abilities the opportunity to improve their performance in verbal reasoning. Written in multiple-choice format and covering a wide range of questions, the test papers in this pack emulate the style and content of problems featured in actual exams. Able to be used under both timed and untimed conditions and suitable for both teaching and revision, the ‘Anthem Test Papers 11+ and 12+ Verbal Reasoning Book 1’ offers an opportunity for exam preparation, and will help pupils develop their skills as they practice.

Merriam Press Military Monograph 96. Second Edition (March 2012). On July 15, 1950, only a few weeks after North Korea invaded South Korea with overwhelming force, General Douglas MacArthur authorized the creation of a Provisional Raider Company to blow up bridges and railway tunnels behind enemy lines. Of 800 potential volunteers, 115 made the cut and endured weeks of grueling amphibious and demolitions training. On September 9, they and a small contingent of British Commandos left to conduct a raid at Kunsan, South Korea. On subsequent assignments, the Raiders went ashore at Inchon with the Marines, and with the X Corps at Wonsan. They conducted long-range intelligence-gathering patrols in which they also inserted and removed Korean agents. During the Chosin Reservoir campaign they were assigned to take and hold open the mountain passes for the withdrawal of the Marines and the 7th Division. The Raiders were evacuated from North Korea on December 14, 1950, and assigned anti-guerrilla activities in South Korea. At Chang-to they were cut off and surrounded by two North Korean regiments. On April 1, 1951, all Ranger and Special Operations units were disbanded because the Army high command believed they were not being utilized properly. This is the story of that unit as told by one of its members, John Connor. In about seven months of almost continual combat, they managed to accumulate four battle stars, a bronze arrowhead for a combat assault landing, Presidential Unit citations from both the U.S. Navy and the Republic of Korea, along with a special commendation from the commanding general of X Corps for imposing losses on the enemy far in excess of their own numbers. Contents: * Introduction * Prologue * Childhood * Basic Training * Occupation Duty * Camp McGill * Kusan * Inchon and Kimpo * North Korea * Chosin Reservoir * South Korea * The Battle at Chang-to * Business as Usual * Deactivation * Epilogue * Afterword * Satellite photo of Korean Peninsula at night * Surrender leaflet and news article * Presidential Unit Citation * Personal message to General Collins from GHQ, 1950 * Fragmentary order to Colonel Ely * Commendation to CO, Special Activities Group * Permanent orders to John Connor * Bibliography * 31 photos * 7 documents * 2 maps.

''A first-rate thriller with a terrific climax'' Sunday Telegraph The true value of a human life is being tested to its limit in this sharp, page-turning thriller... When soldier Paul Curtis, recently returned from active duty, is approached covertly by an old school friend''s father and asked for assistance he falters only momentarily before agreeing to help. His old friend, Chris, is dating Lara, a beautiful British Asian woman whose brother, Pasha Durrani, is furious about their relationship. As Paul steps into the breach it soon becomes clear that this is no low-level domestic disagreement. Durrani is heavily involved in organised crime, the roots of which lead back to a powerful terrorist network in Pakistan - and Lara has been offered to these people as a prize. Suddenly, Paul, Chris and Lara find themselves taking on a force more deadly and widespread than they could ever have imagined. By turns gripping and terrifying, THE OPPOSITE OF MERCY is a sharp, insightful and compulsive thriller.

In the early hours of the morning in a luxury Leeds penthouse, a terrified victim is doused with petrol, set alight, and thrown out of a ninth-floor window. The victim is a wealthy property developer - but his lover and her daughter have both gone missing. Meanwhile, security services are looking for DC Karen Sharpe who walked out eighteen months ago. But they are not the only ones desperate to find her. She is being pursued by some of the most dangerous people she has ever encountered - and to them, human life means nothing at all . . .

A stunning thriller that sees Yorkshire-based DC Karen Sharpe brought to the very edge of her sanity. A year and a half ago DC Karen Sharpe was the victim of a terrifying crime. Desperately trying to shelter from its effects she has been working simple fraud and theft cases in West Yorkshire CID. But the brutal murder of a young pregnant woman threatens the precarious wall she has built around herself. Drafted onto the squad to deal with the victim''s six-year-old child, Karen finds herself overwhelmed by the devastating nature of the attack. As nightmares from her past start to reoccur, her relationships with those closest to her begin to crack under the strain. An illicit relationship with her boss promises escape: a new beginning without the trappings of past horrors and guilt. But life has a savage lesson in store for her. As West Yorkshire erupts in a summer of explosive race riots, events tip Karen into the depths of the very world she has been fleeing.

Excellent second novel featuring Yorkshire Detective Constable Karen Sharpe. The daughter of a Bradford judge is kidnapped and a massive, round-the-clock investigation begins. Knowing the chances of Sophie surviving will diminish dramatically after the first twenty-four hours, Detective Chief Superintendent John Munro begins to crack under the pressure of holding together an enquiry swamped with leads. Meanwhile, DC Karen Sharpe is pursuing her own single-handed enquiry into historic child abuse allegations when an MP is accused of rape ten years before. The task of finding corroboration looks hopeless, but Sharpe keeps at it - anything rather than face up to her own tangled personal life. The truth is more complex and frightening, leading back to still unresolved events from a year before. Karen''s enquiry uncovers connections with the kidnapping, and, in an explosion of violence and bloodshed, Karen is left fighting not just to find Sophie, but to save herself.

The first novel in the grittily authentic Karen Sharpe series. The 8th April 1996 was a bad day for Karen Sharpe, the eighth anniversary of something so deeply buried she had hoped to forget it ever happened. Each year she tries to cope in whatever way she can. Most years she turns to booze. But this year that wasn''t going to work. Sometime after midnight her DS and partner, is executed in a military style killing, whilst his pretty 21-year-old informant, ends up on a South Pennine moor with bullets through her face and chest. Karen had been due to meet both when drink and memories intervened, preventing her from getting there. As the investigation begins, odd details keep forcing Karen to examine her own unclear memories. As she follows her instincts, and some very disturbing clues embedded in her own secret history, she must confront her past and act quickly if she is to prevent the seed of destruction planted eight years before from wreaking devastating and brutal consequences. Fans of Peter Robinson, David Baldacci and Linwood Barclay will love John Connor!

The story behind the man central to how Australia planned for, and fought in, WWI.

A collection of fascinating stories and poems from John Connor''s memories of Liverpool.

Une enquête de Karen Sharpe Par une froide matinée de printemps, on découvre deux corps dans un coin perdu des Pennines. Les victimes sont l’inspecteur chef Phil Leech et Fiona Mitchell, une indic. Tous les deux ont été tués par balle. L’inspectrice Karen Sharpe aurait dû accompagner Leech à son rendez-vous tardif avec Mitchell, mais elle était restée chez elle, trop ivre pour prendre le volant. Tous les ans, à cette date, elle buvait dans une tentative désespérée d’effacer un souvenir douloureux et obsédant. On pense d’abord que les meurtres de Leech et de Mitchell sont liés à la drogue, mais cette hypothèse soulève vite des doutes. Karen comprend bientôt que l’affaire est directement liée à elle. Il lui faut retrouver le tueur sans tarder et affronter son passé avant que quelqu’un d’autre ne découvre la terrible vérité, ce qui pourrait avoir des conséquences désastreuses... Traduit de l’anglais par Michèle Garène

Karen Sharpe has been promoted to Detective Sergeant, but are the pressures of the job getting too much for her? When the battered body of a young girl is discovered, it kicks off an inquiry which pushes Karen and a trainee DC, Marcus Roth, too close for comfort, both on and off-duty. The investigation leads to a woman with a violent past - a woman with a six-year-old boy in her care... As the terrible truth emerges, the inquiry becomes a race against time before another child becomes a victim.

¡Sigue! AS Tercera Edición is the first part of a two-stage, post-16 Spanish course. It is a complete coursebook for AS Spanish or Higher Spanish, while stage two, ¡Sigue! A2 Tercera Edición, completes the full Advanced level course. This new edition builds on the strengths of the widely used first two editions of ¡Sigue! and has been fully updated to match the latest specifications. ¡Sigue! AS Tercera Edición provides a practical, motivating transition to AS level work. It develops advanced language skills in the context of a broadening knowledge of Spanish-speaking life and culture. Features of the new ¡Sigue! AS Tercera Edición Teacher''s Resource Book include: · Assessment unit · Supplementary speaking practice · Supplementary listening practice · Transcripts to all listening material · Answers to exercises