Graham Watkins

A car crash, an old suitcase and a dark secret leads to a story of arson and murder. Simon Reece's journey through this dystopian crime thriller, searching to find his identity, draws him into a world of lies, danger and murder. This is a world controlled by evil policemen, corrupt politicians and all seeing computers, a world where fiction and science come together, of suspense and action where vulnerable citizens are mere pawns in a terrible experiment. As Simon Reece fights to expose the truth he faces mortal challenges, deadly enemies who will stop at nothing and a state which will do everything in its power to destroy him. Reece's quest is a story of Orwellian madness writ large in the 21st Century. Paul White's review says all;Revelations in the aftermath of a tragedy, lead Simon Reece, cyber-security entrepreneur, to embark on a quest to discover his true identity. This personal catastrophe intersects with national calamity - a fractured country, paralysed by rioting, plagued by terrorist violence, struggling to find its own new identify; a nation highly susceptible to the arguments of a populist movement that offers an apparently surefooted pathway amidst the sinkholes of a collapsing society and body politic. The book's author, Watkins, masterfully taps into the zeitgeist of potentially post-Brexit Britain, immersing the reader in a maelstrom from which the lead character and the country are co-joined in a struggle in which so-called "special relationships" are exposed as ephemeral window-dressings concealing shady goings-on where vested interests are ruthlessly pursued. Watkins takes us on a journey at which every twist and turn leads to revelations that shatter the very foundations of what might be considered normal, both for the individual and for society at large. At the heart of the book lies a fundamental question: in highly volatile times, how much "collateral damage" to our freedom and civil liberties are we prepared to accept in return for state protection from myriad threats and dangers? In a book that combines Buchanesque plot lines with Orwellian dystopia, every reader will surely find themselves reflecting on how Watkins' vision could all too easily become a devastating reality.

A wispy figure in a photograph. Objects overturned, broken, or missing. Movement in the attic. These are the sorts of things people report when they believe they have encountered a ghost. Are ghosts real, or just visions and sensations captured by an overactive imagination? This book will show readers not only some of the locations for famous hauntings, but also the science and technology that goes into proving, and disproving, encounters with spirits. Readers will discover inexplicable poltergeists and baffled families, as well as logical explanations such as infrasound and magnetic fields. They will be introduced to the field of parapsychology, and learn how ghosts and hauntings have permeated the horror genre of so many forms of storytelling, including social media.

A wispy figure in a photograph. Objects overturned, broken, or missing. Movement in the attic. These are the sorts of things people report when they believe they have encountered a ghost. Are ghosts real, or just visions and sensations captured by an overactive imagination? This book will show readers not only some of the locations for famous hauntings, but also the science and technology that goes into proving, and disproving, encounters with spirits. Readers will discover inexplicable poltergeists and baffled families, as well as logical explanations such as infrasound and magnetic fields. They will be introduced to the field of parapsychology, and learn how ghosts and hauntings have permeated the horror genre of so many forms of storytelling, including social media.

A 'no nonsense' handbook explaining the art of selling your business written by Graham Watkins, an entrepreneur, who sold his to a Public Limited Company and rode into the sunset. I have good news for you. Selling your business isn't nearly as difficult as you might think. Do you have a business exit plan in place? Is it comprehensive? Do you know where to find the right 'Hired Guns', and I don't mean cowboys, to help sell your company and protect your interests? Have you searched for and shortlisted the right potential buyers, the ones who will pay the most, for your business? Do you know how your buyer will value the business you are selling? Do you have a negotiating strategy to boost the price the buyer will pay? These are just a few of the questions answered in Exit Strategy - A practical guide to selling your business. This book will show you;How to prepare and sell a business in twelve easy stages. How to prospect for and approach the right buyers, the ones prepared to pay the highest price for your company. A marketing strategy to protect your confidential information and save your company from fishing expeditions. The right way to find great business advisors and how to structure their terms for your maximum benefit. How to deal with auditors, buyers experienced in handling mergers and acquisitions, and the pain of due diligence. The principles of the contract and what to tell your lawyer to watch out for. Negotiating tools that will get the best price for your business. A no-BS textbook that shows you what works and what doesn't. Grab your copy today to learn how increase the value of your business and start your business exit plan." This is the most comprehensive and easy to read advice about selling a business I have read; you should read it, " Phil Oliver BSc. FCA. CTA .- Senior Partner -UHY Hacker Young, Chartered Accountants." Graham's book does exactly what it says on the cover," Dave Riches - Owner - Eastern Scale Company (Now happily retired)." A really good read and packed with valuable ideas," Phillip Sibson - Sales Director - Aquila Business Products Limited." Graham Watkins delivers solutions to business problems you don't even know exit. The knowledge he shares, in this book, is worth thousands of pounds," Dr. Robert Hughes Jones BSC. MSc. PhD. (Cantab) - Research Director - Schlumberger Cambridge Research Limited." Exit Strategy, by Graham Watkins, is a well-written, well-thought out self help and how to guide, for selling a business," Alex Dunbar - Technical Search Consultant, Greene Resources." A good book and well worth the read, he's been there and done it and the book has lots of practical information to help you prepare for a most important decision," Mark Wheatley MBA. Dip. Managing Director, Wheatley Group.

Madison, heiress to a fortune, has married the man of her dreams a handsome Italian nobleman. The wealth of the De Lucas depends on her money and her husband, Mauro, Conte De Luca is determined to get his hands on his brides inheritance whatever the risk. This is the story of a noble Sicilian family with a dark history, of greed, suspense, betrayal and murder. Newly married, Madison De Luca flies into Sicily unaware of the evil that surrounds her, an innocent oblivious of the danger she's in. She's a pawn in a wicked game. The De Lucas, once the cream of Sicilian aristocracy and the friends of kings, inhabit a decaying palace, a time capsule of crumbling opulence, surrounded by poverty. Her new home, Palazzo De Luca, a dark and decrepit prison filled with evil. - Slowly, as Madison is ensnared in a wicked web of deceit, the mystery of Mauro De Luca's family is revealed and her fate decided. Trapped and, seemingly, alone in a foreign country where there are no rules Madison must fight or die. The Sicilian Defence - a gripping psychological thriller where the past and the present collide.

An historical novel set during a landmark confrontation that dramatically changed the art of war. The story is inspired by a letter from the Boer commander General Piet Cronje;SirIt is understood that you have armed Bastards, Fingoes and Baralongs against us - in this you have committed an enormous act of wickedness...reconsider the matter, even if it cost you the loss of Mafeking... disarm your blacks and thereby act the part of a white man in a white man's war. SignedGeneral Cronje 29th October 1899General Cronje's orders are clear; take Mafeking and drive the British out of Africa but Colonel Baden-Powell, Mafeking's commanding officer, is no ordinary soldier and his defence of the town will be no ordinary fight. Themba Jabulani is a victim of a white man's war. A war where there are strange rules. A war where innocents will be sacrificed and heroes will be made. Jabulani is one of the innocents, struggling to survive with his wife Ntombi and young child. Cronje's letter signals the start of a siege that will last seven months. A strange gentleman's siege punctuated by truces, cricket matches and ferocious fighting. A White Man's War is a story of a siege, regarded by some as a great adventure but by others as a human tragedy. Baden-Powell would learn from Mafeking and go on to found the Boy Scouts, the greatest youth movement the world had ever seen, while others, less fortunate like Themba Jabulani, would suffer a very different fate.

In the 18th Century five men created the biggest industrial city, civilisation had ever seen. They were the Iron Masters, masters of metal and men. Their cannons saved a kingdom, forged the greatest empire in the world and changed the history of the human race. Intrigue, bribery, adultery and murder were common in Merthyr Tydfil, a town where the furnaces burned day and night, the sun seldom pierced the soot filled sky and the Iron Masters ruled without pity. Nye Vaughn, a humble farm boy, walked to Merthyr to find his destiny, unaware that a war was coming which would engulf the known world and make bold men rich. To fight Bonaparte, Britain needed cannons, thousands of them. Vaughn built the largest foundry of them all and made his fortune but, when the world changed, the iron behemoth he constructed turned on him.

A mythology collection of eighty Welsh Legends and Myths, gathered from across Wales. The Welsh, like other Celtic races, love a good story. From the time of the Mabinogion and the Black Book of Carmarthen welsh folk have passed dark winter nights in front of roaring fires and entertained with mythical stories. Welsh Legends and Myths is a compendium of traditional myths, Welsh fables, Welsh fairy tales and real stories. Like other Celtic Mythology many of the myths and legends told here are based on factual events. While some have mythical roots, all are entertaining.

If you want a no nonsense "crash course" in opening the sale, building customer confidence, overcoming objections, reading buying signals, and closing the sale then you need to read How to Sell Ice to Eskimos. Here's what you will get from this book...... Twelve things every salesman should know and do before they start selling. Techniques and tips that make it easy to approach a prospect and open the sale. The art of the demonstration including proven ways of creating desire. Understanding how to build customer confidence in your product, yourself and your company. How to deal with excitable, disruptive customers and stay in control. The questions and answers to use to overcome objections. An understanding of the methods star salespeople use to extract the 'ICE' from the price. Learn when and how to use open ended questions to smooth the deal. How to perfect and use listening skills that will make you a winner. How to read body language, the communication so often neglected by novices at their cost. Using transactional analysis, to understand the psychology of the buyers mind and fast track the sale. How to recognise buying signals, distil them and quickly convert them into sales. Fourteen closing techniques that make selling simple. Negotiating tools to boost the value of your business. And there's more - Learn the secret weapons professional buyers use to screw the salesman. In How to Sell Ice to Eskimos Graham Watkins shares forty years of experience in direct sales and sales management, experience he used to build his own multi-million pound business from scratch which he then sold to one of the UK's leading PLCs. Grab your copy today and start using the sales techniques that will make you a sales champion. What are you waiting for?

This is the story of a salesman who worked for Averys, the biggest scale company in the world and how he learned secrets that only the most professional salesmen share. In these pages the techniques and tips that make selling easy, are revealed. 'Birth of a Salesman' explores the unique world of the specialty salesman who finds and closes his own deals.