Like many, Aileen Gilani didn’t really know what to do once she had left university, but conventional wisdom told her to go to law school. Between lectures and revising for exams, she developed a blog that was based on her passion. Aileen’s blog became so successful she decided to leave law school at the age of 23 to pursue her dream of building her own business. It wasn’t easy, but she did it.Aileen has written this book for anyone who is thinking of taking that brave first step from having an idea into launching and running a start-up. It can be a very lonely and daunting place when you’re doing something different, which steers away from the traditional corporate or academic world. But no matter what your business idea is, there are universal steps that all entrepreneurs must take to get their businesses off the ground, and that’s what Aileen wants to share, along with her own personal advice and anecdotes. An entrepreneur’s path is never smooth or predictable and this book doesn’t sprinkle any fairy dust over the trickiest parts of starting your own business. Aileen provides an honest account that offers readers the knowledge and confidence to grow and tackle their business challenges head-on.

From Student to Entrepreneur: The steps I took and lessons I learned

Business & Money

Gilani, Aileen

Job Hunting & Careers

IAS Publishing

In these modern, entertaining and suspenseful ten short stories, Philip Graham explores the way men, whether straight, gay or trans, young or old, deal with their very different sexual desires. Each decade of life is represented by a narrator who tells his own sexual story. The first is told by a four-year-old boy, fascinated by his parents' body hair; the last by a ninety-four-year old moral philosopher, who may be terminally ill in a care home but still finds himself attracted to one of his carers. Each character describes the predicaments into which his sexual feelings lead him. In so doing, he casts light on how his sexuality is seen by others.. People of all genders who find sex more interesting than anything else, will find these stories make compelling reading.

The Ages of Desire

Literature & Fiction

Graham, Philip

Short Stories & Anthologies

Patch Work

Judd, Dorothy

Contemporary

The first in the Arnasaid trilogy... Londoner Ailsa Fisher's life is turned upside down when a mysterious call takes her to the wild and remote North West of Scotland. She is thrust into menacing situations, as historical rivalries between estates lead her to question if there is anyone in her new life she can trust. Like the Storm Winds of the estate's name, danger and destruction blow over two historic houses. Dark secrets unfold, threatening all that Ailsa has come to love. Can she make her mark and survive in this country of dramatic mountains and glens so alien to her, when she and the scheming MacKenzies of Trannoch find themselves literally caught in the firing line?

Storm Winds Over Trannoch

Preston, Fiona H

Romance

The invaders that seized the Easterlands have slowly tightened their grip over the Humans. As Human lives have carried on, the past has been forgotten and the lands beyond their borders have been erased from every map. Asking questions of the Hyperboreans brings punishment, whilst subservience offers promotion, and yet......Some still cling to the truth. Amongst whisperers and guards and traitors, two girls seek adventure and freedom, testing their captors beyond all reason, seeking a future beyond all hope.As the Great Reckoning draws closer, with the ceremony offering only judgement and punishment, each step guides Reese and Paige towards new allies and new enemies. After a run-in with the Battalion and clashes with the Elves, danger lies around every corner and death seems only ever a moment away.But they are survivors: as their community became smaller, they found escape; as the threats became darker, they found hope. Separately they're dangerous, but together they might just change the world.

Escaping the Easterlands: A great reckoning is coming...

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Gray, A.L.

Fantasy

The MacKenzies' shadows from the past, walk the walls of Trannoch... Great rivalry continues between the two magnificent estate houses in the North West of Scotland, as bitter in-fighting among the MacKenzies threatens to destroy everything Ailsa has built at Storm Winds. Ailsa and Max are working hard to reconcile their differences in upbringing, and aspirations for the future, but can their diverse lives ever come together? Meanwhile, the dangerous and conniving Hunter proves she will stop at nothing to get what she wants. Trannoch takes centre stage as a terrible incident touches not only the two estates and their households, but also the people of Arnasaid. As the awful events unfold, both money and titles become useless against the forces of evil darkening their lives...

The MacKenzies of Trannoch (The Arnasaid)

Witch-bottles and Windlestraws (A Story of Reighton, Yorkshire 1703 to 1709)

Stonehouse, Joy

British & Irish

As a woman, it can feel that the odds are stacked against you in business and when more women than ever before are self-employed and starting businesses, why is it that so few of them are able to scale and get the success they deserve? A heated discussion on this subject by some super-successful businesswomen led to the creation of this book. 
Is it because it’s so much harder for women to get funding and investment? 
Is it because women are also likely to be running the household and juggling childcare? 
Is it because women struggle to be taken seriously? 
The real question that came out of this debate was: what can we do to help women overcome these challenges and really shine? 
Fuelled by the raw passion of successful businesswomen in a range of industries, this book will empoweryou to scale and grow your business, whatever you do. It is packed full of tips and personal storiesdrawing on a range of expertise. 
This book covers both the hard and soft business skills required to take your business to the next level. From time management and resilience to how to hone your product and scale profitably, this is the book that these businesswomen wish they could have had in their arsenal when they were looking to scale. In each chapter, a businesswoman explores the obstacles she has had to overcome in a particular area, and gives the reader practical advice to do the same. 
No more playing small, now is the time to go for it. This book will show you how...A book of ten chapters by ten contributing authors including:Dr, Areej Khataybih, Clare Downes, Jeannie McGillivray, Jill Martin, Lorraine Gannon, Mary Grant, Natalie Jameson, Sonja Leason, Steph Middleton-Foster and Vicki Wusche

A Woman's Work: The book every successful businesswoman wishes she'd read

Biographies & Memoirs

Martin, Jill

Grant, Mary

Gannon, Lorraine

Leason, Sonja

McGillivray, Jeannie

Wusche, Vicki

Middleton-Foster, Steph

Downes, Clare

Jameson, Natalie

Khataybih, Dr Areej

Professionals & Academics

Transform Within: 7 Strategies for professional growth and resilience

Self-Help

Ruto MBA, Faith

Motivational

WANT TO ACHIEVE MORE WITHOUT THE STRESS AND OVERWHELM? As an ambitious person, I inevitably have a lot on my plate. In just 2 years, I went through pretty much every life change you can imagine. I planned our wedding, got married, moved jobs, moved countries, wrote and published a book, completed an MBA, became a father to my baby son and then coped with his sudden serious illness, all whilst working full time. I had to be the lion. I created new habits and thought patterns, and reconnected with my purpose to get sh!t done. I became stronger, a master of time management, productivity and motivation. As a result my goals got closer. And there was a surprising side-effect: I became happier and more relaxed. LET ME SHOW YOU HOW TO SET THE BAR HIGH AND SUCCEED. I distilled everything I learned into my 4Cs model, which enables you to overcome any challenge. This book explains the 4Cs and teaches processes, strategies and optimisations to turbocharge your life. This system will help you to achieve more, without any of the stress, overwhelm and fear that often comes with big life changes. Taking yourself to the next level and achieving huge success should be joyful. So let's have some fun...

Be The Lion

Castle, Tim

Parenting & Relationships

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