New Releases by Mike Gordon

Unhappy with her choice of pumpkin from the pumpkin patch, Katie thinks it is too small until her father shows her that the best things often come in small packages.

In this sweeping, riveting, sometimes raucous, always brutally honest Alaskan epic, Mike Gordon - between the strenuous ups-and-downs of climbing the highest peak on each continent - fights the ghosts of his childhood, survives the rough-and-tumble atmosphere of the bar business in the Last Frontier and struggles, often at long odds, to keep the woman he loves. If you''ve ever had moments of self-doubt, found yourself addicted to drugs, wondered how to overcome low self-esteem or whether you could do the seemingly impossible to overcome them all, by the end of this book you''ll want to stand on a chair and shout out loud. Learning the Ropes takes the reader on a wild ride from the Old South through Wild West Alaska by way of blatant racial discrimination, crazy motorcycle gangs, Russian revolution, dizzying heights and the underbelly of Spenard.

What is quitting? It''s always all about changing; out of one situation and into another. This book is a practical guide to being resilient, finding real value and changing to what we really want. It''s packed with hundreds of breakthrough ideas, with ways to build resilience, flexibility and control.

When life on the farm becomes too hard for a donkey, a dog, a cat and a rooster, they decide to runaway and join a band – little do they know they will soon encounter a rascally band of robbers! Simply written in lively, flowing text Usborne First Reading books are designed to capture the imagination and build the confidence of beginner readers. This book includes audio and links to downloadable worksheets and teacher''s notes. "Irresistible for children learning to read. " - Child Education Plus

It’s St. Patrick’s Day! Katie makes shamrocks to help celebrate and ends up learning what it means to be lucky in this Ready-to-Read eBook with audio.

Nine titles in the popular First Reading series are re-issued with hardback covers with audio CDs inserted into a wallet inside the back cover, making the book and CD easy to store together. The Young Reading series is developed with reading expert Alison Kelly from Roehampton University to help young readers grow in confidence and ability.

A new title in the fantastic First Reading series, part of the Usborne Young Reading Programme, aimed at children who are beginning to read.

Understanding Islam provides a succinct, authoritative, and accessible introduction to one of the world''s great religious traditions. The subjects covered include: the Prophet and his teachings; the Quran, Hadith, and Sharia law; the history of the Islamic empire; madrasas and jihad; Shia and Sunni Islam; the Five Pillars; art and divinity; Mecca, mosques, and mihrahs; angels, jinns, and holy men; and secular nationalism and Islamic revivalism. The author is an Associate Professor in the Dept. of History at Miami University of Ohio and a published author and editor. His completed and planned publications include works on Islam and Franco-Arab encounters and on the Turkish community in 9th century Samarra.

This fun-packed guide has everything the aspiring princess needs to begin her ascent into royalty.

Tom and Emily learn how much fun exercise can be when their grandmother visits.

Taking care and staying safe are very important lessons for children to learn. The Looking After Me series explores health issues in a fun and engaging narrative. Each book is brought to life by Mike Gordon''s humorous artwork, and includes notes for adults and further information.

A little girl helps herself to the belongings of three bears in the woods.

A highly illustrated book which looks at issues surrounding personal hygiene.

While on their way to Bremen, four aging animals who are no longer of any use to their masters find a new home after outwitting a gang of robbers.

The boy teaches the parrot to say please when he wants a cracker.

If the statement, "You should keep your day job," applies to your golf game, then this book is made for you. We wrote it in an informal way, like two friends having a discussion about golf. Golf should be informal and fun. According to Forbes magazine, "The U.S. golf industry has lost 2 million players. The main cause is an inability to attract and keep younger golfers." Perhaps it''s the long list of golf rules or the multitude of "pointers" written by the thousands of golf pro''s that inundate us daily. We all want to be better golfers. "My goal is to break 80." You never hear a golfer at the tee box say, "Let''s have fun out there!" But that should be the goal. Our scoring system removes the pressure of "scoring" shots and having fun. Make up your own rules. We encourage it!

Why does Prys''s head swell, while everyone else has small heads - something weird is happening in school! An adaptation of Big Head. Suitable for reader aged 7-9 years.

A thriller about the passions that drive technology forward, and the potential of the surveillance society... In Boston, Global HealthCare Corporation is hoping to recover its fortunes with a new micro-chip technology which can eradicate disease - until Peter Miller, the brilliant but troubled architect of the program, quits his job and goes to work at a psychiatric hospital in London, helping develop a system to track dangerous patients. When a deadly threat to the US emerges, a covert Federal agency becomes involved, and Miller is caught up in a web of lies, love, insanity and murder - and finds hes opened the door to a frightening future. Synopsis Peter Miller, a computer genius, loves technology for its own sake, as a pure art form and as an escape from real life and its relationships. His employer, Global HealthCare, sees technology solely as a way to make money a great deal of money offering a way out of the corporations financial trouble. Theodore Lamb, a wealthy investor, sees it as an opportunity for a financial killing and a possible means to achieve longevity, perhaps even secure eternal life, so he can remain with his younger mistress, Julia. While Gresham Taylor, a dubious psychiatrist, whos experimenting on a dangerous patient at a hospital in London, has much darker plans for the use of technology. When Miller leaves Global, disgusted with the corporations refusal to recognize the value of his brain-child - the Tracks system, which can follow and monitor patients - he joins Taylor in London, and infiltrates Tracks into Taylors project. But he hasnt escaped the long reach of Global and Lamb, and when a horrific biological threat arises in Texas, a secretive Federal agencybegins to take an interest in his work. Becoming deeply involved with Taylors research assistant, Sarah Ross, Miller uses Tracks to safeguard her - accidentally letting the Agency steal Tracks. And the Agency has the most sinister interest of all in what technology can do . . . About The Author Mike Gordon holds degrees in physics from the Universities of Cambridge and London. He was Lecturer in Computing at Charing Cross Medical School, where he was involved in the development of clinical information systems. Later he co-founded a pioneering software company which supplies advanced systems to premier medical centres around the world. He lives in Richmond with his wife, Erica, with whom he raised their four children. Tracks is his first novel.