New Releases by Tim Scott

The year is 1972, Jack Higgins returns from Europe, relieved that his number was not called for the Vietnam War. But his plans for a promising future are derailed when his girlfriend Kara''s vicious, controlling mother attempts to force her to return home. Fleeing to San Francisco for solace, Jack discovers a new purpose in helping others while also learning to forge his own path. Emotions run high and conflicts arise as Jack navigates his journey towards his destiny. Set in the tumultuous 1970s, "Destiny Uncharted" is a gripping tale of love, loss, and self-discovery. Get your copy now!

The year is 1972, Jack Higgins returns from Europe, relieved that his number was not called for the Vietnam War. But his plans for a promising future are derailed when his girlfriend Kara''s vicious, controlling mother attempts to force her to return home. Fleeing to San Francisco for solace, Jack discovers a new purpose in helping others while also learning to forge his own path. Emotions run high and conflicts arise as Jack navigates his journey towards his destiny. Set in the tumultuous 1970s, "Destiny Uncharted" is a gripping tale of love, loss, and self-discovery. Get your copy now!

America is at a crossroads, reckoning with contested narratives about its history and identity, and facing unprecedented division. Bestselling author Senator Tim Scott shares a renewed vision for the United States--and invites all Americans to find themselves within this nation''s redemptive story of opportunity, unity, and hope.

The American Dream isn’t a thing of the past, but a miracle of the present. Now more than ever it’s easy to focus on the divisions that plague our nation. It may seem as if our best days are behind us, but bestselling author and senator Tim Scott believes we have yet to realize the fullness of our identity. We are in the midst of a story that’s still unfolding. And beautiful opportunities await. In this powerful memoir, Scott recounts formative events of his life alongside the inspiring stories of other Americans who have risen above hardship and embodied the values that make our nation great. Together these personal and inspirational accounts call readers to embrace the mountaintops as well as the valleys on the journey to a more perfect union; a path marked by optimism, hope, and resolve; and a future characterized by endurance, unity, and strength. Both a clear-eyed reckoning with our nation’s failures and an ode to its accomplishments, America, a Redemption Story issues a clarion call for all of us to rise courageously to the greatness within our reach.

It’s 1971, and Jack Higgins has just graduated from college. For him, it means the beginning of his adult life, but it also means he’s eligible for the Vietnam draft. Jack is certain he will die if sent overseas but feels he has little control over the course of his life. His parents want him to interview for career-oriented jobs, just like his father, but this is not the life Jack seeks. In order to find his way—his own way—he must get away from his family and land on his own two feet. Jack leaves the United States and goes to live in Berlin with a college friend. He yearns to find out who he is and what path his life should take. Experience becomes Jack’s teacher when he buys a BMW motorcycle and drives from Berlin to the south shore of Crete. To become his own man, he resolves his personal demons and faces challenges, all with the help of the open road.

Tim grew up on an Exmoor farm where an early memory was the harsh winter of 1962/3, when a helicopter was the only way of rescuing a neighbour who had broken his leg. After university in Kent, a summer job assisting on a course for Mexican students led to a career in teaching, which has enabled him to live in several places, work in a variety of schools and publish a couple of text books. He now lives on The Quantock Hills in Somerset with his wife and an almost spaniel. This is his first collection of poems. *** I fell in love with Tim Scott''s poetry at a writing group and, again, when I heard him reading his work on the radio. His writing bristles with honesty and humour. Each poem whispers in your ear about our shared human experience with wit, warmth and a heaped spoonful of irreverence. This book is certain to be a pick-me-up for everyone who loves Ayckbourn, Coward, and who feels the need for some refreshing British humour in these troubled times... Judy Leigh, author of The Age of Misadventure

The hardest thing to remember when you are a bank robber is that you look like everybody else. The most important choice I made wasn''t to be a bank robber; it just put me on the path to being everything I ever wanted to be.

In this memoir about overcoming adversity in America, the U. S. Senator responsible for creating "opportunity zones" explains how hard work and community growth can drive businesses and end poverty. Senator Tim Scott knows adversity. As the son of a single mother from North Charleston, South Carolina, he struggled to get through school and had his dreams of a college football career shattered by a car wreck. But thanks to his mother and a few mentors along the way, he learned that "failure isn''t failure unless you quit." He also learned that it''s hard work and perseverance, not a government handout, that will get you ahead in life. Today, Senator Scott is the only black Republican in the Senate, and he believes that investment and commerce are the best ways to rebuild our most impoverished communities. This is the idea behind his signature piece of legislation, the "opportunity zones" program, which President Trump has strongly endorsed. The program provides tax incentives for businesses that invest in low-income urban areas, seeking to replace things like welfare and government assistance. In Opportunity Knocks, Senator Scott will tell his life story with a focus on adversity and opportunity. He will teach readers about the principles of hard work and hope while addressing the dangers of veering too far toward socialist policies. The book will also not shy away from discussions of racism and racial inequality in the United States and will recount some of Senator Scott''s own brushes with racism as well as the many discussions he''s had with people who want to help, including President Trump.

People from different cultural backgrounds prefer adhering to their own religious beliefs which could restrict treatment options leading to the detriment of health especially if it involves the health of a disabled child. This comprehensive but concise work highlights the problems faced in managing the care of disabled children from different cultural backgrounds. It examines the problems inherent in the medical social and educational management of children with developmental disability in populations whose value systems differ from other cultures. In particular it considers how care may be varied according to cultural background without compromising its quality. The book is of immense value for all healthcare and social care professionals policy makers and shapers patient organisations and those with an interest in medical ethics.

The Friendship Challenge can help you get the conversation started about bridging the racial divide in your community. The Friendship Challenge is a six-week guide, helping individuals and groups promote racial reconciliation in their communities—one person at a time, one friendship at a time. The first week prepares individuals and groups to reach out to a person on the other side of the racial divide, whether it is a person at work or in a nearby church. The next five weeks take that small group through a study that fosters true reconciliation—the kind of reconciliation Jesus showed in his own life and death. Take the Friendship Challenge and spend the next six weeks cultivating true reconciliation in your community.

New York Times Bestseller In a divided country desperate for unity, two sons of South Carolina show how different races, life experiences, and pathways can lead to a deep friendship—even in a state that was rocked to its core by the 2015 Charleston church shooting. Tim Scott, an African-American US senator, and Trey Gowdy, a white US congressman, won’t allow racial lines to divide them. They work together, eat meals together, campaign together, and make decisions together. Yet in the fall of 2010—as two brand-new members of the US House of Representatives—they did not even know each other. Their story as politicians and friends began the moment they met and is a model for others seeking true reconciliation. In Unified, Senator Scott and Congressman Gowdy, through honesty and vulnerability, inspire others to evaluate their own stories, clean the slate, and extend a hand of friendship that can change your churches, communities, and the world.

Social media continues to influence - dominate, even - many aspects of our personal and professional lives. How we communicate and collaborate. How we market and sell our businesses and services. How we engage and communicate with the people that work for us and buy from us. How we consume information. How and where we do the work that we do. In particular, social media has profound implications for the leaders of organisations. We live in an increasingly open and transparent world which offers organisations the chance to rethink some of the old ways of working - but for many leaders and businesses alike, social media is still misunderstood or a missed opportunity. This book is part of a practical series about how to use social media and is targeted at the busy executive or business leader. It will explain why understanding and being social is important for individuals and organisations alike and why, whatever your personal perspective on all things social media, leaders cannot afford to ignore it. The authors share their own experiences of what social has done for them and give you some ideas on how to implement social for the benefit of you, your leadership style and your business. This is the social world. Are you ready?

"Tunisia was the epicenter of a string of revolutionary movements in 2010 and 2011 that spread across the region from Morocco to Bahrain, overthrowing leaders such as Tunisia''s Ben Ali and Egypt''s Mubarak, or bringing about populist changes by the leaders in order to retain power." This book shows a slice of time around the November 23, 2014 election when the people of Tunisia went to the polls to choose the first president since their revolution.

This book is a photographic exploration into growing up in the Peruvian jungle. It was shot in 2012 during a two-week trip into the jungle where the author shot both stills and video including hours of interviews to be incorporated into a feature-length documentary on the teen experience.First published in 2014, this is a revised trade edition printed in gorgeous full color on white uncoated, 70#(105 GSM) paper.Review of 1st edition: "I definitely recommend this book - a fascinating and non-clich� look at the life of Peruvian youth and the culture and customs that accompany their progress into adulthood. The photography is excellent and gives an impression of spontaneity without compromising on high standards of composition and technical quality." Add this to your art book or coffee table book collection today!

A collection of the best submissions of photographs and writing on the theme of what it is like to be a teenager. Submissions come from around the world and are represented in over a dozen languages.

By the year 1215, King John had lost most of England''s continental holdings. He taxed and humbled his barons. So enraged were they by John''s excesses that by winter, they had offered England to Louis, King of France, if only he would land an army and take it. This, Louis was about to do. But, King John, the wrong man for the times, stubbornly would not yield. Despite his many faults, John was a tire-less organizer, and with a third of England''s nobility behind him, and in resolute command of his mercenary army, he began to turn the situation around. The barons recognized it was time to change tactics. If battle could not win the day, perhaps assassination could. To little villages hidden away in the Cotswold Mountains, all this grand activity seemed little more than the words of a troubadour song -- until Cadmon Druce, a knight not seen since the Third Crusade, returned home."

Ben Hogan''s accomplishments on the golf course are the stuff of legends, but his life off it was exceedingly private. In this biography, author Tim Scott demonstrates why such public perception was not representative of Hogan''s personality, offering a firsthand glimpse into the famous golfer''s humor and sensitivity. Hogan wasn''t perfect, and many of his fine qualities were never made public until now, as Tim Scott shares his personal experience with Hogan as well as Hogan''s friends, family, and acquaintances. Along the way, a clearer picture emerges of Hogan as a man, a golfer, a friend, and a husband.

In his second collection of poetry, Tim Scott obsesses about the end of things: end of the world, end of a relationship, end of a season, all intertwined and entangled.

America as we know it will soon no longer exist. Our jobs are gone. Our wealth is gone. Our prosperity is gone. Corruption, poverty, and unemployment are rampant. Government and corporations are one and the same. We are a bankrupt nation on the verge of a transformational period in our history. "The Case for a New America" is an account of recent political and economic events, using facts, figures, and quotes, making an easy-to-read argument that Americans have lost control of our country, and must now face a decade or longer period of economic Depression. Before we can change anything, we must first understand what it is that needs to be changed. "The Case for a New America" explains the failed monetary system, exposes those who helped create the financial crisis, the corruption surrounding the 2008 bailout, Obama''s presidency, the imminent collapse of our entitlement programs, the impending energy crisis and finally, what we need to do as Americans to take control of our nation again and lead ourselves to a New America.

There should be an affirmative philosophy of organisation that rejects the negative tendency characterising organisation studies, and its failure to grasp the fundamental function of organisation as the oblique means to express and satisfy desires. Organisation and organisation studies should be joyful practices. This book offers a deep and detailed analysis of the problem and its solution. It opens with a definition of the human being as an impossible animal, ill-equipped to survive in any ecological niche, and traces the development of culture, it describes how communities have been built upon metaphors of the body, drawing upon extended examples from the history of pathological anatomy, medical institutions and medical technology. The central problem is to understand how our thinking, feeling and acting bodies relate to the processes and phenomena of social organisation. The argument then applies Gilles Deleuze''s influential early works in the history of philosophy to the problem of organisation. Developing Michael Hardt''s groundbreaking work, an extraordinary and rigorous intellectual adventure unfolds into a world of bodies and organisations. Here there are no abstractions and nothing held in reserve. Abstract conceptions of power, dialectics and consciousness are rejected: What matters is the body/organisation and what it can do. For readers interested in the problems of human bodies and social organisations, including organisational scholars, sociologists, philosophers, anthropologists and human geographers.

In this collection of poems, some bittersweet, some boisterous, some bellicose, the author weighs the tangled pathos of humanity against the clean precision of the mechanical and asks the question, aIs loss of feeling too high a price to pay for the absence of pain?a

Tim Scott’s Outrageous Fortune marked the debut of one of the most wildly inventive writers to hit the sci-fi scene in years. Now he returns with a hilarious yet poignant novel of love, loss, and itinerant appliances. “New Seattle Health and Safety. Do not die for no reason.” This is the motto of a city so obsessed with the danger of sharp corners that it has almost forgotten how to live. But Huckleberry Lindbergh is about to find his trip to the city most decidedly unsafe. For a chance encounter leads him into the heart of a dark conspiracy. And in order to stop it, this former cop is about to do something so unsafe—so monumentally stupid—that its reverberations will be felt all the way to the Pentagon. Soon he is on the run from more authorities than he has had hot meals, his staunchest allies a bunch of feral fridges that give new meaning to the words “chill out.” But sometimes a dose of chaos is just what the doctor ordered, and Huck’s quest to remain among the living teaches not only him but those around him the true meaning of survival . . . in all its forms.

In this outrageously funny, outrageously inventive debut, one of the most outrageously talented new writers to break onto the sci-fi scene in decades asks the most loaded question of all . . . “Don’t you hate it when this happens?” . . . that’s what the business card asks Jonny X67, dream architect to the rich and jaded. It’s all the thieves who stole his house left behind. And if that weren’t bad enough, a saleswoman named Caroline E61 drops from the sky to sell him a set of encyclopedias and won’t take no for an answer. Can his luck get any worse? In this rip-roaring roller-coaster ride through a brilliantly imagined future of paranoid absurdity, Jonny X will learn the answer soon enough when he falls afoul of a lunatic motorcycle gang nicknamed the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, a relentless Belgian assassin, and his own irate girlfriend. Traversing a cityscape whose neighborhoods are organized by musical genres, running into joke-telling elevators and holographic computer viruses, Jonny is about to learn what a nightmare it’s going to be to get his old life back in a reality warping faster than the speed of the imagination. Outrageous Fortune heralds a marvelous new talent sure to be delightfully altering the minds of readers for years to come.

Front Cover -- Contents -- Dedication -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: The Experience of Implementation -- Chapter 3: Accounting for Successes and Failures -- Chapter 4: Barriers and Facilitators to Implementation -- Chapter 5: Electronic Medical Record Systems: Lessons for Implementation -- Appendix A: Facilitators and Barriers to IT Implementation and its Effects on Clinical Care Design -- References -- Back Cover.

This is the story of three crew members of a Bomber Command Lancaster who baled from their aircraft over the eastern Ruhr. The author was the navigator. They were soon captured and imprisoned in a village jail. This is the tale of how two German guards led them over 120 miles to their eventual POW destination.