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Leadership skills are essential for everyone, and the great news is that they can be learned, meaning that there’s no excuse for poor leadership. This two-book bundle will provide you with concise, powerful advice based on experience and research ranging from neuroscience to social psychology and backed up by statistical data and analysis.

They say guys can't get bullied. Man, were they wrong. Just another lie vicious girls feed to young, impressionable boys. Assault charges. Expulsion. Lies. All begging to come to light. Things get worse before they get better for Mike and Robyn as they battle against the world. Or, at least, the Sorority House twins. The girls are coming at them harder than ever.

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is one of the most written about men who ever lived but despite this, some parts of his life get little attention. One such period is between 1891 and 1894 when he lived in South Norwood in present day south east London. During this period, he wrote and published much of his best work including the first two series of Sherlock Holmes short stories. This book looks at his life during this period and, in contrast to other biographies, spends time looking at some of his input into local Norwood life.

The London of the late 19th century was home to both Arthur Conan Doyle and his famous detective Sherlock Holmes. This book looks at some of the many locations in both central and outer London that have connections to one or both of these famous names. In addition to examining the history this book also looks at some of the theories that have been woven over the years around Holmes and these locations.

One focus. One drive. Earn my place with the Kings of Carnage Motorcycle Club. No distractions. My father, Jinx, paved the way, and as his legacy, I will not get lost or side-lined. Brothers before all others. Except five-feet-seven-inches of wild abandon crashes into my world by the name of Indigo Knight. In an instant, everything shifts. Unwilling to deny the urge to claim her, I’ll risk it all just to keep her as my own.

A man is killing people in York. Initially the murders appear to be the random acts of a maniac. Detective Jason Smith is put in charge of the investigation. It soon becomes clear that the murders are all connected to him in one way or another. All of the killings correspond to events in Smith's life and the murderer leaves dates at the crime scene which tie up to important dates in Smith's history. When one of the dates is a time before Smith was even born, he realizes he must look deep into the past.

Being a gay man in 1827 is not only frowned upon in England, but punishable by death. Magistrate Simon Stockley would know. He’s convicted men in his courtroom and sentenced them himself. Every time, it leaves a vile taste in his mouth because Simon is no different than the men whose lives he claims.

I’m getting desperate. I need money to look after my sick mom, so when I get an out of the blue cash offer from the grandmother I’ve never met to be her surrogate, I can’t afford to say no. And then I find out who the man supplying the DNA is: Atlas Blackwood, my ex-stepfather. Oh and I’ll need to marry him too. This wouldn’t be a problem if he wasn’t the hottest man I've ever met. He was all those years ago when he married Mom and I had a crush on him a mile wide, but he’s even hotter now.

Remember the wolf. Remember what's out there in the dark. Valdaris was a middling artillery captain before his people fell to a conquering rival. Then he fell further still, snatched from the battlefield by a ruthless cult and cast into the depths of ultimate evil. Transformed by powers he can’t begin to understand, Valdaris seeks revenge on those who tried to destroy him.

When a man is found tucked up in bed with his throat sliced open two days after Christmas, DS Jason Smith and his team are baffled. It appears he has been drugged, killed, and carefully wrapped up in a duvet. The only evidence Smith finds are some strands of hair belonging to a woman. One month later, another man is killed in exactly the same manner but there appears to be no link whatsoever to the two men apart from the fact that they were both single, lonely, and middle-aged.

The oceans of the world are no longer safe. Ships are being attacked and sunk by what survivors describe as a giant sea monster. The United States Government sends the frigate Abraham Lincoln to investigate, carrying renowned scientist Pierre Aronnax in hopes of solving the mystery. They soon encounter the "sea monster", which is actually a submarine, far advanced than anything the world has ever seen - commanded by Captain Nemo.

The Syndicate Masters are in the US! They were assigned as guardians by the goddess over six centuries ago. Each generation brings new and different challenges. These ruthless and wild dons are the protectors, the guardians of their territories.

I knew who he was when I met him at a fundraising event. Anders Jensen is the boss of Norway’s most powerful criminal organization, the Valhalla Syndicate. He heard I was hired to find a painting stolen by the Nazis. He has offered to fund my expedition in exchange for one of the other looted paintings he wants for his personal collection. Accepting his offer has drawn me into a web of intrigue and danger. When a sniper’s bullet nearly ends my life, I find myself in Anders’ embrace and under his protection. Then he showed me his secret. Now I’ll never get away.

Goody. A powerful real estate developer has been buying up land in the area and wants my business. He refuses to take no for an answer. My bakery, Goody’s Goodies, has been in the family for more than a century. I will not sell. But his threats are becoming real, and people are dying. Tristan. I have been searching for the mystery woman I crossed paths with in a club in New York. I knew she was mine, but was called away just before she was unmasked. Imagine my surprise when she shows up next door to my planned BDSM club. She has drawn the fury of a dangerous shifter.

The Prime Triad has been searching for 500 years for the female who will be their mate and if the One God is willing, will become the Arianu, the Goddess of Anu. It is foretold that when the Arianu is born, she will bring love, happiness, life, and joy. She will heal their planet and bear many children - female children. Is this female the one they have searched for?

"The Aunt and the Sluggard": I say! What's to be done with Bertie Wooster's chum Rockmetteller Todd? Rocky's Aunt Isabel wants him to live the life of a New York socialite but the poor chap loathes the city with his whole bohemian soul...."Jeeves and the Hard-Boiled Egg": Dear old Bicky (also known as Alistair Bingham-Reeves) is in the most frightful spot of bother. His uncle, the Duke of Chiswick, don't you know, thinks Bicky is on a ranch in Colorado, when he's actually living in New York and dreaming about chickens.

In leadership, you need to be able to play to your strengths and look toward overcoming your limitations. The first and most important step is identifying and understanding your leadership style. Without this self-analysis, it’s impossible to know what your strengths and limitations are.

DS Jason Smith is dragged away from paternity leave when a woman is killed with her baby in the next room. When more women with children are brutally murdered, Smith discovers they all have something in common - they all share a secret. When he finds out the mother of his own child is on this list of "Unworthy" women, he finds himself in a race against time to stop the killer before his whole world comes crashing down around him.

The Second World War is littered with moments in which the destiny of the whole globe was shaped, but arguably few were as pivotal as the Battle of Britain. With invasion threatened, the hour of destiny over British shores was at hand. This was conflict in the raw, a life-or-death struggle in which the terrors of 20th-century combat were brutally brought home to the nation's doorsteps during what became known as the Blitz.

Jay is living his best life at Karloff Country, one of the world's most famous resorts. He's got his family, his crew, and an incredible after-school job at the property's main theme park. Life isn't so great for the rest of the world, but when people come here to vacation, it's to get away from all that. As things outside get worse, trouble starts seeping into Karloff. First, Jay's friend Connie and her family disappear in the middle of the night and no one will talk about it. Then the richest and most powerful families start arriving, only... they aren't leaving.