Bøger af Mike Thomas

Four bodies are discovered in the foothills of the Pyrenees on Spanish territory. All four have been executed and posed in plain sight for anyone to find. When the identities of the victims are revealed to be from Alicante, over 700 kilometres away, Judge Ortega is summoned north to investigate. The deaths are linked to a turf war between rival drug gangs operating in the Alicante area. The new kids of the block are the Incognitos, young, local and gratuitously violent. Opposing them are the Irish from Marbella, monied and established, but incomers to the town. The mysterious Bolivian indigenous Runa Torres are the unknown threat in this three-sided standoff, at the centre of which stands Judge Ortega and his team.

Danny Proctor never met his father, a man who called himself Jack in one world and Tommy in another. Danny's never heard anybody say a good word about him and he's only ever seen one photograph of him. Thirty years down the line Danny receives a tape cassette in the post. On the tape his long dead father warns him about two men, who he names and shames for the part they played in his downfall, but both men have already played key roles in Danny's life and continue to do so.

Audrey Sebbege is the direct descendant of the slaves who worked on the Sebbege plantation at River Run, Stone water Mississippi. Fascinated by her past, she traces her ancestry on her father's side back to the small village in southern England his descendants emigrated from in the seventeenth century, and she pays them a visit. On her trip she meets her future husband and several of her father's distant family, who are not exactly pleased to see her. Against the backdrop of village prejudice and ignorance Audrey struggles to confront and overcome the same attitudes that prevailed in her ancestors' lives on the Sebbege plantation

Xavi and Catherine, one-time lovers who share one thing in common, both their great-grandparents were famous. Catherine's a general in the Spanish dictator's army and Xavi's Ada Nieves, a feminist icon of the Republican side. The author divides the narrative into the past and modern-day Spain. The past belongs to the sixteen-year old Ada on her epic journey escorting six child refugees across the Pyrenees. Today belongs to Catherine as she rises through the ranks of the new Nationalist party, the NBP, with the naïve Xavi desperately following her as she moves into a world of corruption, fake media, lies, deceit and finally murder. Eventually Xavi's love dies, turning into loathing and he sets about bringing Catherine down.

Mike was a dope boy from Philly who was used to having everything his way. The women, the money, the fast cars. Whatever he wanted he took without thinking of the consequences and when he was through, he disposed of it as quickly as he got it. Thats until Karma caught up to him and everything he feared would arrive on his front step. Will he be able to redeem himself as he struggles to transform his life and way of thinking?This is a page turning journey and test of Mike's manhood and faith. In the end Mike will have to choose between the two women he loves Quetta and Gabby and pay his debts to the streets? But will he survive it?

A young woman is found dead, bound in copper wire; another woman and her six-year old daughter go missing in Barcelona; in Goa a father is overcome with grief as his past life catches up with him; a grandmother is suspected of child abduction; two police officers are brutally attacked and Investigating Judge Jose Ramon Ortega is tasked with unravelling it all

An all-scripture guide with no commentary. The perfect companion for personal devotions. Speak the praises of God with one easy-to-use volume, and meditate on Him through His revealed Word. -The most comprehensive collection of praise scriptures ever assembled: 2,085 verses from 57 Bible books, illustrating 87 of God's traits and works. -An awe-inspiring portrait of who God is and the wonders He performs. -All scriptures in the King James Version, unparalleled in the beauty of the language. -In each verse, selected key words are highlighted in bold for special meditation. Mike Thomas is a professor at Baylor University, Waco, and former pastor of New Hope Community Church, Temple, Texas.

According to the Hindu philosopher Shankara, all things, from Brahman the Creator down to a single blade of grass, are simply appearance and not real. Illusion or not, the young Arthur Butler existed in his own time and place, until at the age of nineteen, during the Battle of the Marne in in July 1918 his heart stopped beating, his blood stopped flowing and he died alone in France. He never married, he never raised chldren. He never got up on cold mornings to go to work; he never lost his job in the Thirties nor did he make his fortune. He never caught colds, never experienced true love; never came home late at night. In fact he never even came home. He lies where he died at the foot of a narrow, elongated vineyard. And then he was granted a second chance. An opportunity to be himself, for good or bad, wherever and however he wished.

Paul Rapson leaves London for California to find a girl he'd spent thirty minutes talking to in a street over twenty five years before. A girl who changed his life. In America he discovers that the girl disappeared off the face of the earth in 1982. Connie Singh has lost it all. Everything. There's just one thing left for her to do. She retraces her Mexican grandmother's footsteps from the arid Baja California to San Diego, re-enacting the journey her grandmother had made as a young girl in search of a new life north of the border. When the journey ends Connie realises that she must embark on a mission to the UK to find the man she met briefly many years ago and share with him the reason for her loss. Paul and Connie's paths cross in this psychological drama of lost love, confusion and death.

A man is accidentally killed during the firework display on the last night of the Villanova fiestas. Everybody regards it as a tragedy until the post mortem reveals an unexpected ambiguity. A fragment of a burnt tooth is discovered in the oesophagus of the victim. The severe burns to the fragment are inconsistent with the more superficial burns to the victim's body and a DNA test later reveals a match with a fifteen year old girl, reported missing six month before. Investigating Judge Jose Ramon is drawn into a web of lies, deceit, murder and abuse of political power as he and his team work to establish who the victims really are.

Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.The most complete visual guide to servicing medium- and heavy-duty truck systemsWritten by an expert with decades of experience as an automotive and diesel technician and instructor, Truck and Trailer Systems offers comprehensive information on medium- and heavy-duty truck service. The book begins by discussing the trucking industry, professional certifications, safety, tools, and measuring equipment. Then, each system is thoroughly covered--from electrical and lighting to brakes and transmissions.Factory procedures from the most common manufacturers for diagnosis and repair are presented along with annotated photos and diagrams. This practical, authoritative resource is essential for those starting out in the field as well as experienced professionals in need of a detailed, on-the-job reference.Chapters include: ObjectivesNotesCautionsService tipsPhotos and diagramsChapter reviewsTruck and Trailer Systems covers: Industry safetyBasic electricalMagnetismBatteriesStarting systemCharging systemLighting and wiringComputer systemsMobile heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning systemsTires, wheels, and wheel end systemsFrames and suspensionsSteering systemsTrailers and fifth wheelsHydraulic brake systemsAir brake foundation brakesAir brake air systemsAntilock brake systemsDrive linesClutchesDrive axlesSingle and twin countershaft manual transmissionsAutomated manual transmissionsAutomatic transmissionsAllison transmission overhaulPMIAuxiliary power units

We all have a superhero within us... waiting to be unleashed. Both at work and at home, our lives are growing more and more hectic, and it can be hard to survive, much less, thrive at the pace of progress. Technology has brought new and better ways to create, to communicate, and to collaborate, but has also filled our time with clutter, craziness, and chaos. There is more potential than ever to fill our careers and our lives with magical experiences, but we seldom make enough time or space to realize that potential.Agents of CHANGE is a collection of snackable stories, examples, and fables that provide ideas and insights for creating a super powered innovation program, organizational culture, and purposeful life. While our lives are surrounded by kryptonite that can keep us from finding and fulfilling our purpose, this book will help you to unleash your inner superhero and to become an Agent of Change.

Beloved TV comedic actor Phil Hartman is best known for his eight brilliant seasons on Saturday Night Live, where his versatility and comedic timing resulted in some of the funniest and most famous sketches in the television show's history. Besides his hilarious impersonations of Phil Donahue, Frank Sinatra and Bill Clinton, Hartman's other indelible characters included Cirroc the Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer, Eugene the Anal Retentive Chef and, of course, Frankenstein. He also starred as pompous radio broadcaster Bill McNeal in the NBC sitcom NewsRadio and voiced numerous classic roles - most memorably washed-up actor and commercial pitchman Troy McClure - on Fox's long-running animated hit The Simpsons.But Hartman's seemingly charmed life was cut tragically short when he was fatally shot by his troubled third wife, Brynn, who turned a gun on herself several hours later. The shocking and headline-generating turn of events stunned those closest to the couple as well as countless fans who knew Phil only from afar. Now, for the first time ever, the years and moments leading up to his untimely end are described in illuminating detail through information gleaned from exclusive interviews with scores of famous cast mates, close friends and family members as well as private letters, audio/video recordings, extensive police records, and more.Both joyous tribute and serious biography, Mike Thomas' You Might Remember Me is a celebration of Phil Hartman's multi-faceted career and an exhaustively reported, warts-and-all examination of his often intriguing and sometimes complicated life-a powerful, humor-filled and disquieting portrait of a man who was loved by many, admired by millions and taken from them far too early.

A cop killer on the loose in Cardiff - introducing a dark and gritty new voice in crime fiction, perfect for fans of Stuart MacBride and David MarkAt a squalid flat near the Cardiff docks, an early morning police raid goes catastrophically wrong when the police aren't the only unexpected guests.

This complete, practical lab manual covers all aspects of truck service repair and maintenance on medium/heavy duty trucks and trailers and is the perfect companion to the text, Truck and Trailer Systems.

Combines Cognitive Behaviour Therapy(CBT) with the Department of Health stepped care model. This book includes case examples of clients who present with the encountered conditions; from mild depression and GAD to more complex, enduring symptoms and diagnosis like OCD, personality disorder and social phobia.

Boxing day, late shift. On duty: Flub, Dullas, Vince and Thrush. The new guy: Sergeant Martin Finch. But how far will new guy Martin go to fit in? One thing is for certain: the lives of everyone on the Ugly Bus - and the life of a young woman drawn into their orbit - will change for ever.

Meet Jacob Smith, your good-old British policeman. And life is about to get even more complicated... Pocket Notebook is the brilliant debut novel from serving police officer Mike Thomas. An angry black comedy, it follows Jacob's very public fall from grace, all of which he meticulously records in his police notebook.