Paul Wright

Bexhill-on-Sea, often simply called Bexhill, is a seaside resort located on the south coast of England, in East Sussex. The town was transformed by the arrival of the railways in the mid-nineteenth century. Once a haunt of smugglers, Bexhill became popular, attracting many to live by the sea or visit the town. The 7th Earl De La Warr developed Bexhill as a fashionable resort, building new streets and grand houses and hotels and later generations continued this work, most famously with the 1930s’ De La Warr Pavilion. Today, the town retains a quiet and dignified appeal for its many visitors and residents. In spite of the many changes that have occurred in Bexhill-on-Sea, the town has retained its identity, with historical buildings alongside the new. This fascinating selection of old and new images of Bexhill-on-Sea will be essential reading for all those who know the area.

'So, this is how the other half lives. You could get used to this, couldn't you'Summer Bailey is invited on the trip of a lifetime by her old school friend Alice. An exotic cruise on a luxury yacht, owned by a mysterious millionaire and his family. Pampered and spoilt, they live the life everyone dreams about - fabulous restaurants, champagne on tap and endless carefree pleasure. A world so different to the one Summer and Alice grew up in. Their life-as she sees it-is perfect. And this is how the other half can die... And then something shocking happens. Now everything's changed and Summer is asked to find the truth. As an investigative journalist with no experience as a sleuth, Summer must discover the secrets of her hosts and the other guests before they reach the Caribbean. Their seemingly perfect cozy life is far more complicated than it appears. Can the trauma Summer has been through help her untangle the mystery. 'Whodunnit? Pretty much everyone could have, and the suspense lingers right to the final pages. If you like Lucy Foley's novels, you'll love this' - Karen The characters were well drawn and the story intelligently told. I didn't guess who did it, will you? - Amazon reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'luscious', 'Perfect read for a lazy Sunday', 'A rip roaring adventure' 'Perfect holiday reading, fast paced and gripping to the end' - Ellen

No matter what you teach, there is a 100 Ideas title for you! The 100 Ideas series offers teachers practical, easy-to-implement strategies and activities for the classroom. Each author is an expert in their field and is passionate about sharing best practice with their peers. Each title includes at least ten additional extra-creative Bonus Ideas that won't fail to inspire and engage all learners._______________With the new developments across all secondary curriculum areas, there is greater emphasis on building depth of subject knowledge; stretching and challenging students of all abilities is essential to achieving this deep level of learning. 100 Ideas for Secondary Teachers: Stretch and Challenge presents innovative and exciting ideas, techniques and activities to embed stretch and challenge strategies into everyday classroom practice, regardless of subject area. Developing good stretch and challenge practices enables the cognitive process that helps learners retain new information more easily and work more productively. Looking at questioning, marking and feedback, starters, plenaries and technology-based teaching, Paul Wright explains why the strategies presented in this book are so effective.100 Ideas for Secondary Teachers: Stretch and Challenge is the must-have guide to implementing stretch and challenge practices in the classroom with ideas designed to raise attainment for all students and keep them engaged in the classroom. Accompanying online resources are also available to download from a companion website.

"An insightful and often funny depiction of Italian Life" Hannah McIntyre, The Italian Insider Magazine --- In this, the second book in his Italian Trilogy, Paul relays more enthralling real-life stories about Italian village life. Though Lake Como has always had a reputation for exclusivity, it is now one of Italy's most expensive places to live. But alongside the high-fliers are the everyday people, rich, poor and all levels in between. In the sequel to the successful 'An Italian Home - Settling by Lake Como, ' expatriate artist Paul Wright, a resident of northern Italy for over 28 years pulls no punches to give us his take on his Italian neighbours, workmates and clients. From time to time, he touches base with a group of men, retired from the restaurant trade, who spend their days seated around the fountain in the piazza of his home village of Argegno, making their own running commentary on the world as it passes by. Paul also travels outside the village boundaries too, to the surrounding Italian countryside, the Italian Riviera and Switzerland to work for all manner of clients, ranging from the reputable to the decidedly risky. After selling some of his trademark watercolours to an American couple, he visits the USA to paint a mural in their home in Vermont and enjoys a break in New York City, where he explores the art world

"Paul Wright's tribute to the robust pleasures of village life brings out the generosity and humanity of the inhabitants of Lake Como" Desmond O'Grady, Italian Insider Review: ---Just what is it like for a foreigner to live and work in a northern Italian village, and become part of the community? How tough is it to leave your home country and settle in a new one? What do you have to do to be accepted by the people who live in a village that has existed for over five hundred years? Award-winning stage designer and artist Paul Wright and his wife found out the hard way, working, playing, laughing, eating and drinking alongside the residents of a beautiful lakeside village on the shores of Lake Como. Paul and his wife had had enough of Britain in the 1990s recession so they left for Italy - except that they had no work there and Paul could not speak a word of Italian That didn't stop them diving head first into the life of their adopted village, Moltrasio. They soon found work; Paul as a mural painter and his wife in an office in Milan, Paul was recruited by the local football team and they both took part in the fabulous summer and Christmas festivals and the mangialonge - the 'long eats' where groups of locals drive off into the country to feast on the best local food and wines, all day. They gain a new neighbour, George Clooney, who gained great popularity amongst the locals, and they lose an older, very near neighbour, fashion designer Gianni Versace who was brought back to rest in his native Moltrasio after he was gunned down in Miami. Paul's dry sense of humour and artistic observation brings the lakeside village and its inhabitants to life, and he is guaranteed to make your mouth water with his wonderful descriptions of the local food.... AIH Book Review: ---Every year rafts of people make the decision to pack up their lives and swap afternoon tea for aperitivi. In this sincere and openly honest account of 'Settling by Lake Como, ' Paul relives the highs and lows of their Italian adventure: This compelling book by a talented story teller provides a personal insight in to the day-to-day life - and the struggles - of becoming expats. What develops is an intimate piece of prose, which envelopes the reader in all the frustrations, heartaches and joys of a couple trying to find their feet in Italy, from gaining social acceptance to experiencing the vibrant atmosphere of their first local festa. For anyone considering moving to or holidaying in Italy, this book makes an entertaining, warm and honest guide.

This is the third book in Paul Wright's 'Italian Trilogy' set on Lake Como...'Cats Do Eat Spaghetti' is very interesting and entertaining experience about living with rescue cats and Italian village culture in general. In this delightful book about adopting feral cats that through patience and hard work become domesticated will make your heart feel better for having read it: The early chapters take place in England. They then move abroad, to a couple of beautiful medieval villages on the shores of Lake Como in northern Italy, to where Paul and his wife emigrated in 1991. 'Cats Do Eat Spaghetti' includes the last twenty seven years of their relationship whilst living alongside not only their adopted indoor cats but also with the local feral cats that will evoke pleasure and sentiment within the heart of the cat lover. .

You don’t just read this book, you add to it, doodle in it, document your thoughts in it and make it your very own personal manual to becoming the best teacher you can be whilst hopefully keeping stress to a minimum! Reflection doesn’t have to be about typing up an essay every ½ term, this book gives you information you’ll need and asks you simple questions that will help you reflect quickly, easily and smartly on your practice, as well as some silly, fun activities to help you relax! This highly visual book includes lots of useful information as well as including mini tasks, activities and challenges. Perfect for NQTs or for teachers just starting out on their teaching career.

What You Should Have Learnt at University about Health Business Ownership Are you a health professional - frustrated by the amount of time you spend at your practice each and every week? Are you feeling chained to your health business and disappointed about missing your child's school events or other important family occasions? Finally there is a solution to these and the many other issues that plague health business owners - it is called the "One Minute Practice. This health business tracking, systematization and team measurement system is guaranteed to provide you with the freedom to run your health business from anywhere in the world in just one minute a day. Here is just some of what is covered in this book: - Why health business owners feel frustrated, worried and anxious about their future and what to do about it. - How to free yourself from your health business so you do not need to be in your practice at all. - The exact seven secret systems that will add thousands of dollars to the value of your business and the same systems Paul uses in his exclusive private coaching program which owner pay over $1200 a month to be part of. - The most important system you can ever put into a health business and why it is so powerful at increasing team compliance, consultation number and profits. - How the colour of an anti-inflammatory tablet can show you how to grow your health business. - Why one of Paul's private client's admin team is terrified by one of his systems - but how it has dramatically increased profits. - Why your accountant is not the best person to tell you if your business is profitable or not and the fundamental mistake most health business owners make when looking at their P and L spreadsheets - assuming they even have one. - The one key factor that all successful businesses (not just in health care) have in common and why you need to know this. - Why the financial numbers you send to the tax department are not helpful in assisting you run a great health business and why. - How to know if you are paying too much in rent, if your admin costs are too high - and how your figures compare to other health businesses. - The essential discussion you need to have with all team members BEFORE they even start working in your clinic - and how failing to have this discussion can cost you thousands. - Why technical excellence in health care is not a marketing advantage for your business and why this is so important to understand if you want to be a successful health business owner. Special Bonus - Readers of this book will be directed to a webpage where you will be are able to download a range of health business building material and resources. These resources will save you hours of time and help you quickly grow your own "One Minute Practice".

Protecting Oracle Database 12c helps you solve the problem of maximizing the safety, resilience, and security of an Oracle database whilst preserving performance, availability, and integration despite ongoing and new security issues in the software. The book demonstrates, through coded examples, how you can enable the consolidation features of Oracle Database 12c without increasing risk of either internal corruption or external vulnerability. In addition, new protections not publicly available are included, so that you can see how demonstrable risk improvements can be achieved, measured, and reported through Enterprise Manager 12c. Most importantly, the challenge of privileged access control within a consolidation environment will be addressed, thus enabling a safe move to greater efficiency.

Egypt, Carthage and other African civilisations are well documented but the land and people between them are less well known yet also worthy of consideration. This collection of extracts from classical authors on subjects relating to ancient Libya presents more than fifty writers from Homer to the end of the Roman Empire and provides an eclectic mixture of descriptions of Libya, its people, flora, fauna, climate, geography and episodes in its history as presented by politicians, poets, philosophers, priests, historians and soldiers, both native and foreign. Newly translated and illustrated with a variety of photographs, maps, line drawings and specially commissioned illustrations, with a comprehensive glossary and suggestions for further reading and research, the book is suitable for both the general reader and the specialist. Readers are invited to dip in and enjoy whatever may take their fancy… voyages of exploration, the many uses of silphium, romantic poetry, the horrors of war, the dangers posed by snakes and scorpions, the exploits of kings and emperors, strange native customs, farming the desert and many other topics in both the texts and the illustrations which inform and amuse. Snakes, Sands and Silphium is an excellent introduction to ancient North African, complements any travel guide, and provides context for the archaeologist and historian.

In 2005 Nick Catford started the Disused Stations website with the aim of creating a definitive database of the UKs closed stations. This book, compiled by Paul Wright a major contributor to the website, is intended to as a stand alone record while also acting as a companion to the Disused Stations Website.

Based on the 'Disused Stations' website, this book looks at more than 35 closed termini of North West England from Bacup to Wigan, via Chester, Liverpool, Manchester, St Helens and Southport.