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Master the art of property auctions with Before the Hammer Falls. This essential guide offers a deep dive behind the scenes of UK property auctions, equipping you with the strategies seasoned investors use to both buy and sell with confidence. Whether you're aiming to secure the best deals or maximize the sale price of your property, this book arms you with the tools you need.

The book is written with humour on a subject which could very easily be melancholy, and whilst not avoiding the truth about this degenerative neurological condition, Simon takes you on a journey with earnest compassion. A great listen for everyone, especially for anyone remotely connected to Parkinson’s Disease, this is an uplifting, supportive and reaffirming listen; life is still to be enjoyed no matter what the adversity.

Conventional thinking would have us believe that it’s those filled with hubris and free of self-doubt that make the best leaders. The evidence, however, tells quite a different story. In Humbitious, Amer Kaissi shatters the common myths about leadership being an ego-driven game. Drawing on extensive research, personal stories, and fascinating historical examples of leadership done right (and wrong), Kaissi reveals why the most effective, high-performing leaders aren’t those with the biggest egos, but who possess humility, coupled with ambition and drive.

Murders, riots, strikes, and runaway horses. Midlothian in the 18th and 19th centuries was an interesting place to live. This book introduces the listener to the hard lives of the colliers, the birth of the rural police force, and the impact the army had on life in the county south of Scotland’s capital city. Highwaymen and grave robbers, footpads and murderers, illicit distillers and murderous poachers - all lived or worked in Midlothian at a time when Scotland was changing from a rural to an industrial nation.

This is the story of the Universe including life as we know it.

The second book of series four finds John Gammon chasing a ruthless killer. The case set before him appears to have a connection, but can the famous Peak District Detective work it out? Under pressure from his superiors, Gammon is not at his best and his private life also pays the price.

The Reaper Virus has raged across the globe, leaving over one billion people dead. After an EMP brought Earth’s technological age to its knees, the superpowers have entered a race to rearm, leading to new tensions between the East and West. Tensions that those responsible for the virus hope to exploit to deadly effect. Unwillingly thrown into the fight once again, Adam and Sam find themselves in a deadly fight against evil. Against the one responsible for The Reaper. The fate of the human race on Earth is about to be decided once and for all.

Bobby B is given a choice: death or the Army. His choice leads him to become a Timer - a group of soldiers so disposable that only about 10 percent survive a 10 year tour. Because the corporations that run society value property more than life, they don’t even give them real bullets. Timers are only issued plastic fléchettes, so they don’t damage precious buildings and equipment. Bobby and a few other Timers join together to make their own squad, Beebi’s Basteds, which does things their own unorthodox way but still manages to keep them alive.

Solitude offers us that other space of thinking, another modality where we can meet different ingredients of perfection. The author is letting his pen engrave what the fuel of the holy history of solitude may inspire.

Living By My Rules, an eloquent insight into the daily struggles of living with an incurable, degenerative disease such as Parkinson’s disease. Simon’s stories of his early life will transport you back to a far simpler time; the 1970s. Amusing tales which will stir fond memories in all but the youngest listeners… Flares, scooters, Mods and of course a nostalgic look back at his beloved football; especially QPR.

Ingram's first-hand account of his life from his early childhood to teen years to his first signs of the debilitating disease give an insider's look at not just a 'disease' but a man.