New Releases by Tim Baker

TWO LIVES. ONE SECRET. A LOVE THAT REFUSED TO SINK. When Hollywood producer Ben Howell dies by suicide, he leaves behind a single, unassuming key—and a lifetime of unanswered questions. His estranged son, Will, expects to tie up loose ends. What he finds instead is a hidden journal that unlocks more than just a door. It unleashes the voice of a seventeen-year-old boy named Benji, trapped forever on the decks of the Titanic as it plunged toward disaster. Through his father’s words—aching with longing and regret—Will is drawn into Benji’s haunting story: a boy who, amidst luxury and legend, found a love he was never meant to have. A forbidden love, so fierce, it would alter the course of two lives forever. As the Titanic sails toward its fate, Benji’s desperate passion unfolds. And as Will reads deeper into his father’s confessions, he uncovers a devastating truth about that frozen April night—learning that some survivors never truly escaped the disaster, their secrets drowning them long after the ship sank. Now, standing at the edge of his father’s truth, Will must decide: Was Ben’s death the end of the story… or the beginning of setting a soul free? From the depths of history comes a sweeping, heartbreaking novel of forbidden love, family secrets, and the unbearable cost of a life unlived. He Jumped First is a poignant blend of historical fiction, forbidden romance, and LGBTQ+ love, sweeping readers from the gilded decks of the Titanic to the silver shadows of old Hollywood. Perfect for fans of the epic romance of Titanic, the heartbreaking secrets of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, and the profound love of The Song of Achilles. Some Secrets Don''t Drown. They Wait to be Found.

When your players are traveling through the wilderness from Point A to Point B, here’s the key to making that journey as intriguing and exciting as possible! As every GM knows, you can spend hours preparing an adventure, but rarely is any map filled in so completely that you can easily define what lies waiting in the wilds between where they are today and where they’d like to be tomorrow. That’s where The Game Master’s Book of Legendary Locations comes in. Legendary Locations provides Game Masters with more than 150 fascinating sites, obstacles, legends and landscapes spread across eight environmental zones, designed to make every journey an unforgettable one. From poisonous swamps and bottomless wells to dragon skull temples and abandoned mines, each location includes a brief history, exotic lore, potential dangers to fight and treasures to be won, along with illustrations throughout. Larger entries include special Game Master notes and random encounter tables to ensure each incredible locale is as compelling as possible. Each environmental zone also includes a completely fleshed out lair, including monster stat blocks, a map and full page illustration. In addition, Legendary Locations also includes dozens of roll tables for determining random encounters, eerie occurrences, natural hazards and more to ensure players are always experiencing something unique and unexpected. It’s a wellspring of inspiration and a fathomless resource for keeping players on their toes and ensuring that the journey is just as exciting as the destination.

In the heart of a nation divided, a young Franco-American, Nathaniel Belanger, leaves the familiarity of his Maine homeland to grapple with the tumult of the Civil War. His journey from a boy to a battle-hardened soldier is marred by the pangs of adolescence, the horrors of war, and a steadfast determination to stand for justice. As he navigates through the blood-soaked fields of America's defining conflict, Nathaniel's courage is tested in the fiery crucible of history's most brutal trials, leading him to the precipice of adulthood and the harrowing realities of survival. This is a tale of loyalty, sacrifice, and the arduous road to finding one's place in a world on the brink of change.

Great leaders all share a common secret: they prioritize personal development. Successful Self-Leadership: An Inside-Out Approach in Seven Steps is not your typical leadership guide. Its seven diagnostic tools for each practice make it unique, providing practical and immediately applicable resources. This book incorporates the latest research to help you unlock your potential and prepare for the journey of self-leadership, ensuring you are well-equipped to apply the knowledge in your daily life. Dr. Tim Baker shares his unique Self-Leadership Development Framework, which consists of seven personal leadership practices, including The Inner and Outer Game, which separates the good from the great leaders. At its core, the book focuses on the concept of self-awareness, first taught by Socrates and foundational to genuine leadership. It introduces seven unique practices essential for today’s leaders, equipping you with the tools to tap into your inner potential. The book emphasizes that deep self-awareness, the journey of genuinely understanding oneself, is not a one-time destination but a continuous, engaging process that leaders should commit to. This understanding is crucial to personal and leadership success, and the book will guide you in staying engaged and committed to this process. Successful Self-Leadership: An Inside-Out Approach in Seven Steps promises greater self-awareness more confidence superior focus and dynamic interpersonal skills. Begin your path to greatness today—because the best investment you can make is in yourself. Your journey starts now!

This unique collection provides game masters with the tools and inspiration they need to create fully realized towns and cities at a moment's notice!

Mastering Influence is for managers and team leaders who want to be more persuasive. Without influence, leaders are ineffective. There is a growing recognition that influence is a core leadership competency across all industries, geographies, and sectors. Leaders need to influence up, down, and increasingly, sideways, as organizations become flatter, more maneuverable, and less hierarchical.What sets this book apart from other books on influence is that it offers a proven new model of influencing capability and many practical strategies to improve influence in the day-to-day hurly-burly of work. This easy-to-read book is based on solid research and offers original frameworks and models that can be applied immediately. Learning to influence is important for you and your career. Mastering Influence is a short, comprehensive book that will encourage you to be more persuasive in your regular conversations. Influential conversations build trust, improve engagement, reduce stress, and boost performance.

What difference would higher engagement levels mean for your team''s performance?What''s the easiest and most effective way of lifting people''s engagement at work?"Another incredibly practical tool from Dr. Tim Baker to help managers become better leaders. Feedback is a gift that we should give generously every day."Barbara Miller Director People and Culture CQUniversityMastering Feedback is for managers and team leaders who want more team engagement. Research shows a strong connection between feedback and engagement. The more feedback, the more engagement. The less feedback, the less engagement.What sets this book apart from other books on feedback is its practical advice that goes to the heart of performance at work. Mastering Feedback will give you the necessary knowledge, skills, and confidence to engage with your team through positive and constructive feedback. This easy-to-read book is based on solid research and offers original frameworks and models that can be applied immediately.Learning to give purposeful feedback is important for you and your career. Mastering Feedback is a short, comprehensive book that will encourage you to have more meaningful feedback conversations. Feedback conversations build trust, improve engagement, reduce stress, and boost performance.

How do you get your team members to exercise appropriate independent judgment? How do you get employees to be more accountable for their actions? Leaders need team members to be empowered and proactive post COVID-19. What are the roadblocks? How are they overcome? Most books on employee empowerment bypass two critical relationships: the employment compact and the jobholder and their job. These two relationships hold the key to unlocking employee empowerment. This breakthrough book is for leaders who want to maximize performance through empowerment. It offers a new approach and practical strategies to energize employees to exercise their initiative when needed and be accountable for their actions. A proactive employee is engaged in their job and can confidently make decisions without overly relying on their manager.

The Rip Curl Story is the remarkable tale of two young surfers who pursued an audacious dream to make a living in pursuit of the ultimate ride. The brand they built, Rip Curl, not only satisfied their own surf- and wanderlust, but also inspired countless others, both fuelling and riding the wave of the global youth revolution of the late '60s. Rip Curl's mantra became 'the Search' - the chasing of new waves on distant shores - as they embraced new thrills such as skiing, snowboarding, windsurfing and aimed always to make better equipment to elevate the experience. Along the way, they supported the careers of many of the world's great surfers: from Midget Farrelly and Nat Young to Michael Peterson, Tom Curren to Damien Hardman, Pam Burridge to Stephanie Gilmore, and of course Tyler Wright and the legendary Mick Fanning. From the late-'60s era of peace, drugs and country soul to the birth of professionalism in the '70s; from the decadence and excess of the '80s to the new nomadic free-surfing trail of the '90s, and the bold new frontiers of surfing in the 2000s - wave pools, webcasts, Olympic acceptance - The Rip Curl Story explores both the evolution of a world-leading surf brand and an entire social revolution. Bestselling surf writer Tim Baker tells this implausible story in an irresistible series of ripping yarns, offering rich life lessons, a maverick business primer and a wild ride of adventure, good times and outlandish ambitions spectacularly realised. The Rip Curl Story will make you want to surf more, travel further, follow through on that great business idea and pursue your own Search.

Three men decide a category 4 hurricane is the perfect time to steal 2 million dollars'' worth of gold.

This fascinating collection showcases how Bruce Lee lived and how we can all live better, fuller lives by following his example. Bruce Lee was more than a movie star or a martial artist. For many people, he was a living example of the incredible things a person can accomplish through dedication, perseverance and sheer force of will. In just 33 years before his untimely death, Bruce Lee created new styles of fighting, and became an international film star, television personality, philosopher and cultural icon in the process. This inspirational new book presents a carefully curated selection of photos, stories, anecdotes and ephymera, plus favorite film notes, lines and commentary from friends, family, peers and rivals. It distills the iconic fighter’s approach to making the most out of life into a beautifully bound book that would be treasured by any Bruce Lee fan, as well as those readers looking for an inspired approach to living a richer, more fulfilling existence.

Vierter Band des amerikanischen Standardwerks zu traditionellem Bogenbau. Band 4 dokumentiert, welche Qualität der wiederentdeckte Holzbogenbau mittlerweile erreicht hat. Die konzentrierten Erkenntnisse der letzten 15 Jahre ermöglichen Anfängern im Bogenbau einen erfolgreichen Erstlingsbogen, und bieten den Fortgeschrittenen detailliertes Wissen über Bogendesign, Bogenholz und die Prinzipien um höchste Leistung bei einem Bogen zu erzielen Inhalt: Bogenholz, Heißbehandelte Bögen, Ein Bogen aus der Kupferzeit, Das Bogenmasse-Prinzip, Der Schildkröten-Bogen, Leistung und Design erneut auf dem Prüfstand, Bögen für das Weitschießen, Charakterbogen, Pfeile aus aller Welt,Lektionen vom Scheibenschießen, Ishis Bogenausrüstung, Dein erster Holzbogen.

Dritter Band (von insgesamt vier) des amerikanischen Standardwerkes zu traditonellem Bogenbau. Inhalt Band 3: Traditionelle Wurzeln, Werkzeuge für den Bogenbau, Bogen aus aller Welt, Koreanischer Bogenbau, Die Bogen der Plainsindianer, Afrikanisches Bogenschießen, Teilbare Bogen, Ein Steinzeitbogen, Probleme vermeiden - Probleme lösen, Pfeile aus Holz, Selbst gemachte Schäfte, Pfeilspitzen aus Stein, Die Flamme wird weitergereicht. Ergänzt durch ein Glossar der Begriffe, Bibliographie und Index der über die Inhalte der ersten drei Bände geht, sowie Bezugsadressen.

Zweiter Teil der amerikanischen Trilogie zum Thema traditioneller Bogenbau in deutscher Übersetzung. Inhalt: Bögen aus Brettern, Bogen des östlichen Waldlandes, Bogen der europäischen Vorgeschichte, Kompositbogen, Holz biegen, Recurve-Bogen, Sehnen, Stahlspitzen, Köcher und Zubehör

For the past 100 years, we’ve progressively dehumanized our places of work. We’ve learned to systemize, homogenize, and mechanize – all in the quest for greater efficiency and cost-saving. We’ve forgotten that the human being is the centre of work. This book highlights the ten essential performance and development conversations leaders must have to restore human spirit at work. First, it explains the importance of cultivating an authentic workplace by resisting the dumbing down of work and respecting employee dignity. Second, it presents five developmental conversations, from coaching to relationship-building. Third, it outlines five performance conversations, from climate review to innovation. An organization – any organization – is a group of people working together towards a common goal, but we tend to lose sight of this simple idea. Too often, human resources are lumped in with technological resources, administrative resources and financial resources. Managers become obsessed with processes, procedures and systems. Tim Baker provides leaders with a roadmap to bring the human being back to work.

Langerwartete deutsche Übersetzung des amerikanischen Standardwerkes zum Thema traditoneller Bogenbau und Holzbögen aus natürlichen Werkstoffen. Inhalt:Holzauswahl, Lagern, Bau von Eibenbogen und Flachbogen aus Osage, Sehnenbelag, Leime und Kleber, Tillern, Leistung und Bogendesign, Endbehandlung und Griffe. Band 1 von 4 insgesamt erschienenen.

Ciudad Real, in Messico, è l’inferno delle maquiladoras, gli stabilimenti di proprietà straniera dove la forza lavoro viene impiegata sottocosto in condizioni di sfruttamento prossime alla schiavitù. Ai margini di questa città operaia, sorta lungo la frontiera con gli Stati Uniti, ogni anno vengono uccise centinaia di donne. Omicidi brutali, inspiegabili. La polizia indaga, o finge di indagare. Ma nessuno vuole che la verità venga fuori davvero. Fuentes è un poliziotto diverso dagli altri. Duro, ostinato, si è messo in testa un’idea rischiosa: mettere fine all’interminabile massacro delle ragazze che arrivano in questa terra di confine inospitale e violenta da tutto il Messico, disposte a lavorare per pochi dollari al giorno vivendo sul filo sottilissimo di un sogno. Mentre la polizia corrotta e senza scrupoli chiude sbrigativamente le indagini una dopo l’altra, Fuentes va avanti senza ripensamenti. Ha più di un motivo per sospettare che molti suoi colleghi siano sul libro paga di El Santo, il più sanguinario tra i signori del narcotraffico. Eppure non tutti all’inferno sono in vendita. Fuentes condivide il rischio della sua impresa con Pilar, un’attivista sindacale giovane ed esuberante, impegnata, con l’aiuto di un piccolo gruppo di compagni, a organizzare nelle fabbriche azioni contro lo sfruttamento delle operaie. Nonostante l’avversione di Pilar nei confronti della polizia messicana, i due indagano insieme sotto traccia. Sullo sfondo della guerra tra i narcos, Città senza stelle racconta con rara maestria un intreccio di storie crude e ci consegna un memorabile personaggio investigatore. E rivela anche, come è stato autorevolmente osservato da Angus Cargill, editore del Premio Nobel per la letteratura Kazuo Ishiguro, “una delle voci più entusiasmanti della scena internazionale del thriller”.

An armed man is on a killing mission in a quiet office building. Seven people are trapped in a room together while the final minutes of their lives tick away.

This is the Welcome Book published by New Life Christian Church, explaining the vision and purpose of our existence

Bob "Oscar" Oscarson thinks he may have struck it rich when he finds a 300-year-old Spanish coin while SCUBA diving.When he and his partner, Nik, begin researching the coin, they learn it has a very mysterious history...one that may end up costing them their lives.To be safe they enlist the help of Nik''s friend Ike - an ex-Navy SEAL with a penchant for bending the rules - to protect their interests.Meanwhile, Flagler Beach P.I. Steve Salem and his partner Val Casey are investigating the disappearance of a retired architect from Rhode Island. The case goes from routine to deadly when they cross paths with a high-powered politician harboring a secret he''ll kill to protect.They''re all about to learn that digging up the past can be deadly.

Organizations are about conversations. For any organization to achieve its goals, people need to interact and those interactions require dialogue and conversation. Yet, thanks to technology, we seem to be having fewer genuine conversations. This book seeks to change this, through "how to skills" and wider cultural change advice.

There are plenty of heroes in the world of crime-fiction, each with their own personality and style. Ike has earned a seat at that table, but, being Ike, he prefers to find his own table...and let others sit with him. A former US Navy SEAL, Ike''s current position as an enforcer for a local bookie often puts him in close contact with an element of society most of us fortunately never see. These encounters usually lead to trouble and Ike routinely inserts himself at the center of it all to make sure innocent people aren''t hurt. Ike has a tendency to...shall we say...bend some of the rules...and even break a few on occasion, but his moral compass is always strong and true. It''s this very behavior that has readers of Tim Baker''s novels calling him "Robin Hood on a Harley" or "...an off-white knight in shining armor." Thirteen Stories. One hero. Path of a Bullet explodes from the barrel with the first tale about Ike''s encounter with a not-so-scrupulous Santa and follows a deadly trajectory until it hits a bull''s-eye with a Thanksgiving story that has Ike questioning his purpose in life. Ike dispenses justice at a rapid-fire pace until the only danger in Flagler Beach is a traffic jam on A1A.

Estas 12 lecciones desempolvarán este libro del Antiguo Testamento para que tus adolescentes entiendan la pasión, la angustia y la alegría expresada por David y los otros compositores hebreos que lo escribieron. Con él aprenderán a amar al mismo Dios que los antiguos judíos amaron en medio de todas las circunstancias que pasaron. Conocerán los diferentes tipos de salmos y sabrán el por qué de cada uno. Cada sesión está llena de opciones para que puedan captar mejor el contenido con “clips” de vídeos, juegos y preguntas profundas para cada joven. Este libro promoverá espacios para disfrutar los silencios y también y la más entusiasta celebración que encontramos en los salmos.

Too many Christians don't know what's in their Bible. It's sad but true...too many Christians say that the Bible is God's Word and is essential to their faith, but they don't pick it up and read it, or know everything in it. This series of books will hope to change all that. The purpose of Devote the Bible is to get people to not only read their Bibles, but to go a little deeper in their understanding of it. In essence, the goal is to get Christians to use these devotions to devote themselves to knowing and understanding the Book they claim to believe every word of. If you're ready to devote yourself to the study of God's Word ...pick this book up!

Let your students experience the raw faith and rich praise in Israel’s national songbook--the Psalms.The 12 sessions in Creative Bible Lessons in Psalms (the latest in Youth Specialties’ Creative Bible Lessons series) unwrap this Old Testament book so your students understand the passion, anguish, and joy expressed by David and the other Hebrew songwriters--and then learn to love the same God that the ancient Jews loved.The meetings (which are perfect for high schoolers and middle schoolers alike) are arranged around kinds of Psalms, including—Torah Psalms Seeing God at work in your personal historyComplaint Psalms When you’re attacked, is God always your bulletproof vest?Royal Psalms Jesus in the PsalmsTrust Psalms The God who really knows you, inside and outPenitential Psalms Shedding old skin--forgiveness and renewalThanksgiving Psalms Gratitude is next to godlinessOracle Psalms How to hear GodTaunt Psalms Battle lines are drawnAnd each session is loaded with options galore: clips from easy-to-get videos, games for mixing and games with a purpose, in-depth and ready-to-use questions for small-group discussions, original role plays, low-prep scripts, talks for you to give--activities to choose from that give your students not only a memorable time in youth group, but a taste of both the quiet trust and the boisterous celebration that the Psalms overflow with.Perfect for Sunday school teachers, youth workers, volunteers, CE directors, DREs, associate pastors--whoever wants to minister to real teenagers in a real world.

Inspiring stories from an eclectic cast of surfers ''tim Baker may well be the most brilliant and incisive surf writer working today, or on any givenday for the last twenty years.'' worldprosurfers.com Leading surf journalist tim Baker has profiled the surfing world''s most inspiring characters, encountered over two decades of surf writing, to highlight the life lessons and boundless inspiration to be gained from a lifestyle built around waveriding. From salty old surf legends to modern pro-surf stars, to surfers from all walks of life - writers, musicians, aid workers, ethicists - the common theme in all these surfers'' lives is how their personal journeys have been shaped and informed by their experiences in the ocean. ''I think one of the most powerful outcomes of surfing is how it creates community and shared experiences across all sections of society. Surfing is a lingua franca of nature. Even dolphins and other sea creatures surf.'' Vezen Wu, scientist ''Just the feeling of the water on you, diving and paddling, duck-diving your first wave, seeing a set come, turning around and stroking into it, that initial rush as you drop down the face, the jolts of acceleration as you go through the manoeuvres - there''s nothing like it. the only thing that actually comes close to riding waves is sex.'' Mark Richards, four-time world surfing champion 5% of author royalties from this book will be distributed to the following charities: Surf Aid International; Disabled Surfers Association; Life Rolls On; Surfers Healing; Surfrider Foundation

An inspirational tale of overcoming the odds to become world champ Mick Fanning might only be 28 but he already knows how a lot of things feel that most of us never will. How does it feel to lose a brother? Win a world title? Rip your hamstring muscle clean off the bone? Weave through a zippering Superbank barrel for 20 or 30 seconds or paddle over the ledge at places like Pipeline and Teahupo? Have scoliosis so bad you can''t get off the floor? Address the NSW state of origin team before a match, bowl to Matty Hayden and have Dave Warner belt you for consecutive sixes? Walk into the bar of a Brasilian hotel dressed only in a bikini to make your mates laugh, only to find your mates have left, and there is only a puzzled bartender staring blankly at you? You''ll notice that not all these experiences fall neatly on one side of the ledger of good or bad. Mick''s journey so far has definitely been a mixed bag, but it is the extremes of that journey that make him so interesting, and his readiness to learn from each experience and use it as fuel to drive him on that might provide lessons for the rest of us. Mick''s only young but he already exudes a quiet wisdom beyond his years, and now he''s ready to share it with anyone wanting to further their surfing, whether competitively or for sheer pleasure. Mick tells his life story candidly - in turns funny, sensitive, thoughtful, self-depricating - while providing intimate insights into the personal lessons gained along the way - with practical tips on surfing technique, fitness, nutrition, board design, travel, competitive strategies and mental clarity. Mick has overcome personal tragedy and career-threatening injury on his way to claiming the 2007 world surfing title. Universally acknowledged as the most focussed and driven competitive surfer of his era, Mick''s approach to surfing, sports psychology, life and relationships, makes fascinating reading. The essential principles of perseverance, hard work, and overcoming obstacles in pursuit of your dreams, will inspire anyone keen to get the best out of themselves. Ultimately, though, it''s Mick''s humanity, his readiness to give back, which might provide the greatest surprise and inspiration.