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For this second revised edition, I have updated some of the content, added some new material and corrected a few typing errors. After the plethora of Zen-related titles in recent years, Zen and the Art of Table Tennis seeks to examine links which up to now have been largely ignored – the links between this ancient Eastern lifestyle and a game noted for its combination of mental and physical agility. Part One explores the nature of Zen, analysing those aspects which seem to appeal most to Western followers. Part Two traces the history of table tennis from its humble parlour-game beginnings...

This can be read as a standalone or as Book 10 in the Inspector Morose Series. After saving British democracy and helping to establish the new Republic of England and Wales, Morose and Dora are rewarded with a free trip on the luxurious, newly privatised Trans-Siberian Express from Berlin to Beijing via Moscow. On board they meet the notoriously evil Russian oligarch Boris Kalinovsky who is murdered in extremely suspicious circumstances. Ex-Polizeikommissar Papagei, now working as Chief of Train Security, establishes 11 suspects in what could prove to be his greatest ever case. But Morose ...

The first tale, the title story, is a darker reworking of Roald Dahl, without his unconvincing royalist happy ending. In the second, Thomas the Tank Engine comes up against a gang of teenage hoodlums and a politically correct TV producer. The third presents a modern take on Aladdin and the final story enjoys a joke at the reader’s expense. The short collection is completed with a free bonus selection of silly poems.

This is a new updated edition (August 2021). Frustrated at the low murder-rate in Iceland, Dóra leaps at the opportunity to participate in a six-month job swap in Malta as part of a new UNESCO cultural exchange programme (“The Inter-Islands Initiative”). Having vowed never to be separated from Dóra again and not averse to some hot weather, Morose tags along with the twins, Elegy and Embalmer. Dóra is hoping to find herself a nice juicy murder in sun-drenched Malta which is conveniently situated at the crossroads of international crime with its French, Libyan and Sicilian connections....

With the collapse of the euro, the inner city riots, the suicide bombs on the trains and the national public service strikes, the Olympic Games have been transferred from Europe to a safer and more stable venue -- South Africa. Exiled in America, Kirsty, Scotland’s only representative, is reunited with Arsenal and England striker Suzie in Team GB, which fortunately has not been drawn in the same group as Killer Kev’s Fiji (who have already scalped New Zealand in the qualifiers). Other characters from the earlier books reappear too in this final book of the series: the D-list soap star ...

For the first time, the three stories presented here are available as an ebook. Although an ardent feminist, Firewoman Sam is desperate for a man. In Firewoman Sam and the Yellow Jersey, she takes up cycling and falls disastrously for a local hero. In Firewoman Sam and the Scarlet Rose, she tries speed dating and in Firewoman Sam and the Blue Elephant she rides off romantically into the sunset. This collection is probably best suited to 8-10 year olds.

These five amazing new adventures (Firewoman Sam and the Brown Monkey; Firewoman Sam and the Red Face; Firewoman Sam and the Silver Blade Runner; Firewoman Sam and the Golden Dragon and Firewoman Sam and the White Star Liner) are intended as bedtime stories for little kids. First, Firewoman Sam fights fires and prejudice. Then, she loses her way and her negligence leads to a terrible accident and a deep personal crisis before love overcomes disability. Later, she is fortunate enough to win an exotic free trip and, finally, she risks everything, her job and her career, to become a hero again...

The Gang of 3 (three very different personalities, Kirsty, Suzie and Zoe) form the spine of the Greenside Girls u/14 football team. After a disastrous first date, Kirsty, the team’s feisty captain and midfield dynamo, loses the plot and gets herself sent off, costing her team two vital promotion points. Is Kirsty strong enough to overcome this lowest moment of her short life and fulfil her quest for football honours, true romance and the perfect pork pie? And why is an unexpected third red card so vital for her future happiness? The Winning Tackle is the sequel to the popular The Winning ...

This story is intended to be read aloud to little kids (4-8?) before they fall asleep. Firewoman Sam experiences another amazing adventure, this time at the home of the pink penguins. The absence of illustrations should help develop the imagination and verbal skills. There is also a fun bonus feature.

This volume brings together the poems from my books with 18 new works. 4 poetic voices are used: Big Zee, a right-on Rasta from Salford; Missy Pammy, a fearless feminist from the West Country; Meaty, the UK’s number 1 butcher-poet, and the cerebral, sceptical Morose. The collection includes an Icelandic version of “Jerusalem”, a new Brexit anthem “Brexodus”, a Muslim lady’s lament in the style of Amy Winehouse, updates of W.H. Auden and Philip Larkin, some Hong Kong City Blues and a Gothic/manic homage to Sylvia Plath. The poems attempt to open minds through the power of words. ...

These two stories are intended to be read aloud to little kids (4-8?) before they fall asleep. The first is a feminist reworking of Fireman Sam and contains mainly verbal humour. The second is a darker tale of love and sacrifice which may be too scary for some. It might require a little parental censorship so that it does not cause nightmares!