Best Selling Books by Mike Phillips

Leaving the underwater city of Aquatica, Pearl sets out to explore the ocean with her best friend Scout. Her new convertibubble is the perfect craft. But while helping a ship in trouble, the convertibubble is lost in a storm. Pearl must decide whether to follow the ship towards land or try to find her way home.This book is a Readerful Book for Sharing. It is for an adult to read aloud to children aged 7 to 8. Readerful is a reading library specially designed to motivate children to read more. The series offers contemporary, inclusive books for children from 4 to 11 years, including: Books for Sharing: picture books to be read aloud by an adult for inspiring reading sessionsIndependent Library: fiction, graphic texts, character mini-series and non-fiction for children to read independentlyRise: fully decodable books for older struggling readers to read independently.How Readerful works: - Read aloud the Books for Sharing for magical reading sessions that motivate children to read more. - Then encourage children to choose a book to read by themselves, from Readerful''s Independent Library or from Rise. You''ll find links between the books'' topics, vocabulary, characters and authors - all designed to keep children reading, boost their vocabulary and develop their knowledge of the world around them.

Rakam''s world is under attack by an ancient adversary that has plagued his people for generations - or so it would seem. All around him, these new Shaitani - supernatural beasts with mythical powers - murder the innocent and burn any evidence a village even existed. Through his gift of True Sight, that allows him to look into the greater world, Rakam sees the devastation of his native lands, and the danger his people now face. The True Sight abandons him however, after he is visited by an evil spirit, on a journey through the desert. But there is still much to do. The loss doesn''t stop Rakam and his great-grandfather Mabetu from leading their people in a fight to save the world they love. The quest ultimately unites the remaining villages under a common goal, the fight for survival. The crusade against the invaders leads to battles against not only the mystic and evil terrors native to Rakam''s world, but also with the alien powers that wish to destroy everything. Survival means defeating an enemy with superior weapons and a thirst for blood. Although it seems like a fight he''s destined to lose, Rakam is willing to die to save his world from certain annihilation.

Sam''s house is very small and very noisy. Sam can''t stand it! But when he asks the Wise Woman for help, her answer is not at all what he expected.

The book reveals how castles were built, not only for people to live in, but also to keep enemies out. Detailed illustrations show the materials that were used and special precautions that were taken to ensure castles would provide adequate defence. Photographs show several examples of castles and castle remains that can still be visited today.

Geography with twice the gritty bits Dive into the murky waters and...* Scream as you peer over the edge of a roaring waterfall. * Defy death by tucking into a poisonous pufferfish ...and surviving. * Tremble when you go white-water rafting through hair-raising rapids. Raging Rivers takes you on a turbulent river tour from ice cap to ocean. PLUS read the secret diary of a brave river explorer and get to know your watery wildlife with our spotter''s guide. Odious Oceans leads you down to the seabed, where you can uncover the dreadful details of the Titanic''s last day. Then discover if you''re nautical enough to join the Navy. Geography has never been so horrible

The research gathered led to the following recommendations: Earlier notification to the schools on the field trip tour dates, giving all of the handouts to the teachers at the end of the tour, a data collection point for juvenile set fires, training for department staff on the Life Safety House Tour and the department need to add a fire and life safety line item to the department budget.

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CMMI® for Acquisition (CMMI-ACQ) describes best practices for the successful acquisition of products and services. Providing a practical framework for improving acquisition processes, CMMI-ACQ addresses the growing trend in business and government for organizations to purchase or outsource required products and services as an alternative to in-house development or resource allocation. Changes in CMMI-ACQ version 1.3 include improvements to high maturity process areas, improvements to the model architecture to simplify use of multiple models, and added guidance about using preferred suppliers. CMMI® for Acquisition, Second Edition, is the definitive reference for CMMI-ACQ version 1.3. In addition to the entire revised CMMI-ACQ model, the book includes updated tips, hints, cross-references, and other author notes to help you understand, apply, and quickly find information about the content of the acquisition process areas. The book now includes more than a dozen contributed essays to help guide the adoption and use of CMMI-ACQ in industry and government. Whether you are new to CMMI models or are already familiar with one or more of them, you will find this book an essential resource for managing your acquisition processes and improving your overall performance. The book is divided into three parts. Part One introduces CMMI-ACQ in the broad context of CMMI models, including essential concepts and useful background. It then describes and shows the relationships among all the components of the CMMI-ACQ process areas, and explains paths to the adoption and use of the model for process improvement and benchmarking. Several original essays share insights and real experiences with CMMI-ACQ in both industry and government environments. Part Two first describes generic goals and generic practices, and then details the twenty-two CMMI-ACQ process areas, including specific goals, specific practices, and examples for each. These process areas are organized alphabetically and tabbed by process area acronym to facilitate quick reference. Part Three provides several useful resources, including sources of further information about CMMI and CMMI-ACQ, acronym definitions, a glossary of terms, and an index.

Kzine is a kindle only magazine published three times a year ontaining new stories in the sf, fantasy, horror and crime genres. Sometimes these genres are mixed together in one story. This issue there are seven stories by authors: Simon Kewin, Steve Conoboy, Forrest Roy Johnson, Mike Phillips, Louise Hughes, Sarah L. Byrne and Edward McDermott