Building Resilient Futures

Whether a community struggling to keep its members buoyant, a business trying to stay solvent, or a nation fighting to protect its citizens, adversity and crisis impact us all. The resilient are able to pick themselves up, dust themselves off, and not only bounce back but also bounce forward.

This book looks at what resilience means at times of crises as well as the in-between periods. It examines the various types of resilience, such as emotional, organisational and societal, and offers valuable insights on how to manage the consequences of upheaval and trauma.

The author brings together contributors to deliver a real mix of theory, case-study evidence and anecdote in a way that is both approachable and thought provoking. It is a timely and necessary addition to a crucial topic. Very simply, professionals, practitioners, students, government ministers, and business leaders should read this now. It might be a safer, better world if people read the book and acted on it.  

Bullying and Mobbing in Schools and Workplaces

Considering the fact that bullying and mobbing in schools and workplaces has become a worldwide problem where tens of million people are getting hurt, many of them marked for life and even lose their lives mainly because most societies from across the world failed to protect its people, the present book is a great eye-opener on this very important matter. The uniqueness of this book lies in the author’s attempt to make a very accurate X-ray of the degrading world society, from which bullying, cyberbullying and mobbing spring. We believe that the democracy of today’s societies has moved too far away from the ethical and moral values that underlie a healthy society and this is the cause of all iniquities. That is why, in almost all countries, issues such as bullying, cyberbullying, and mobbing are only symptomatically addressed. However, let us not lose hope because there are also a couple of countries that have impressive results because they approach issues very effectively from an ethical and moral point of view. All of this is described in the contents of this book.

Bumpkin the Goblin

The author wrote this storyverse for his son, Andrew, to help him make friends with 'bumps in the night!' It takes us on an easy journey with Bumpkin as he enters the boy's world and finds out what he's been missing…

Bun Bun's Adventures

Bun Bun and Ella go everywhere together, they are best friends. So what will Ella do when she leaves her best friend at nursery over night? What magical things will Bun Bun get up to and who will he meet?

Busy Bumble Shares His Joy

Busy Bumble Shares His Joy is a story about a loveable character called Busy Bumble who awakes from the long winter season to look for a beautiful flower, a sign of spring's awakening. This happy-go-lucky bee while flying in the garden comes across Wormy Grumble, very well known for being a lonely fellow (earthworm), who had already found a rare beautiful flower while enjoying the radiant beauty unfolding in the garden. Wormy Grumble has a problem considering the need of others and is forced to face the reality that everyone needs somebody and that there is great blessing in working as a team. This story teaches about friendships and trust and that all have the ability to change. And that change can help us grow in ways that can help us achieve our goals and reach for the sky. This story has multiple levels for children of all ages and even adults can appreciate the depth of its meaning.

But I Don't Want a New Room

Abbie was a beautiful baby growing too big for her room, but the idea of leaving felt far too soon. Everything in her current room is familiar and old, and the new room created by her beloved parents doesn’t quite have her sold.

Follow Abbie on the age old journey of life, growth and change as she develops from a baby tiny and small, to a toddler who is building her confidence and growing up tall.

But That’s Not What Harry Saw

When all you can do is muster a trip to the park, a visit to a shop or a walk outside, that’s OK. What can seem little to you can be HUGE to someone little.

Let your child’s imagination run wild with a simple trip to the park in this fun and charmingly illustrated book.

Butterflies in My Soup

With most of her friends married, Sylvia at 23 can find no good reason for turning down her boyfriend’s proposal of marriage. In her heart, though, she knows that she longs to be free to see more of the world before settling down to what she feels would be a humdrum life of a domestic city in the early 1960s. Having been dissuaded from accepting a teaching job in the USA, she continues her quest for an overseas posting until one day, she finds exactly what she's been looking for. A boarding school in Lushoto, a township in the Usambara Mountains, Tanganyika (Tanzania) needs a teacher.

With scant information about her destination, other than that African violets grow wild in the Usambara, Sylvia flies off to East Africa leaving her anxious family and a fiancé whose determination to wait for two years for her will be severely tested.

Nothing could prepare Sylvia for the amazing life that she was to lead, with experiences, friendships, and challenges that she could never have imagined, and with memories that she would cherish and try to recapture on a return visit many years later.

Butterfly Macabre

A train, a mask, and a woman with stardust in her soul.

Enter the mysterious and fantastical world of Butterfly Macabre, where an alien named Yulia, haunted by a past she can’t escape and fuelled by a desire for adventure, comes crashing to Earth. Here she meets Marshal, whose world is turned upside down as he’s exposed to the wonders of the universe. But as a deadly fate looms and a sinister voice begins to poison Yulia’s mind, she must navigate a treacherous path between trust and instinct. As secrets are revealed and a plan spanning eons unfolds, the lines between good and evil, life and death, past and future become blurred. With a cast of complex characters, including the enigmatic Cherry, Butterfly Macabre will keep you guessing until the very end.

Buzz the Balloon: Adventures in Africa

Listening to adults is very important! The little boy certainly learns a valuable lesson as he watches his balloon float up into the sky! When he let go of his balloon, this made him very sad. He had no idea this would be the start of an exciting adventure for his balloon! What a mischievous balloon indeed!! Buzz loves adventures and what an adventure he goes on! Did Buzz know what was in store for him when his friend let him go? Clever crocodiles!!! SNAP SNAP! Buzzing bees BZZZZ BZZZZ, Large lions! ROAR! Slithery snakes! SSSSSSS! What fun the balloon is having in Africa, as he floats around! Isn’t Buzz lucky! What kinds of adventures would you like to go on? What is your favourite animal? Why don’t you join Buzz on his adventures and fun! Learn about a few creatures as you travel with Buzz through different places in Africa.

By Jove!!!

Jove the wizard has unwittingly released a demon from the underworld. Aided by the Cosmic Dancer, the spirit that keeps the world in balance, he must return it from whence it came. Attacked by the Electric Warrior, foxed by the Flowers of Evil, this is not going to be easy.

Why is there a giant Glass Onion in the village pond and where did it come from?

Will the witches help, and can the Rainbow Demon finally be defeated?

All this, not to mention a dragon…

I said not to mention the dragon!!!

By Jove, this is going to be fun.

Bye-Bye, Inglaterra

In Bye Bye Inglaterra, Horace’s life is seemingly simple with only one daily decision to make - whether to walk or drive to work. However, this routine is about to be shattered when his bosses plot to get rid of him before selling the company for a hefty profit. Horace is completely blindsided when a sudden explosion rocks his world in the dead of night, leaving him and his wife Delia plunged into a sea of uncertainty and financial ruin. To many, Horace’s life would seem like a leisurely stroll through the park, but he had no idea what lay ahead as the gates of opportunity were about to slam shut on him. Follow Horace as he navigates the turbulent waters of unemployment and struggles to stay afloat in a world that has turned against him.