Nicoll: 48 books

"A mystery that touches the heart, with characters caught in a world that's harsh but trembles with tender emotions. A beautiful story." JAMES NAUGHTIE, BBC Radio 4 When the door opened and he came out, there came with him the stench of a dead thing, the sweet, sulphurous, warm, rotten...

"Markets. They go up. They go down. How difficult can it be?" Sally Nicoll begins her spread betting journey with magnificently misplaced optimism. Join her on this rollercoaster ride to hardened pessimist - and wised-up realist. Funny, frank, factual Should we be afraid that in the digital era, anyone...

At forty, newly remarried and on the brink of professional success, the author’s husband whisks her off to the United States, where they arrive on the day of the World Trade Center bombing. Even as the image of the collapsing buildings foreshadows an uncertain future, they have no idea that their...

General Gordon’s death in Khartoum on 26 January 1885 – and the fall of the besieged city to the forces of the Mahdi – was a crucial episode in British imperial history. It was deeply controversial at the time, and it still is today. Gordon has routinely been depicted as the hero of the story,...

The Problem of Edwin Drood William Robertson Nicoll, journalist, editor, and man of letters (1851-1923) This ebook presents «The Problem of Edwin Drood», from William Robertson Nicoll. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected. Table of...

Maurice Nicoll (19 July 1884 – 30 August 1953) was a British psychiatrist, author. After his Army Medical Service in the 1914 War, in Gallipoli and Mesopotamia, he returned to England to become a psychiatrist.(Wikipedia) Excerpt from book: “There is nothing to suggest that you are approaching...

Hand-picked from several hundred letters from readers to Nicoll’s beloved British Weekly, and published under the pen-name Claudius Clear, this collection offers “Memories of Meredith,” “The Six Best Biographies,” “The Secret of Emerson,” “Was Thackeray a Cynic?,” “The Conversation...

Using the most recent research findings on resilience, William Nicoll, PhD, provides educators with a much needed conceptual framework for creating transformative schools and effective classrooms. Developing Resilient Youth suggests that resilience is the missing fourth R in education. When combined...

Lie. Cheat. Bargain. Fight. Accept. Bribe. Conquer. Evade.   No matter what humanity tries, Death always wins.  Or does it?   Discover the answer in The Death of All Things, where twenty-two...

Lessons from my Child is a collection of stories gathered from parents of special-needs children from around the world. In their own words, these parents speak openly and honestly about raising a child with intellectual or physical disabilities the sleepless nights, the long periods of sadness, the...

This book is a humorous fiction for kids aged eight to twelve. It is the second volume in the "Living With Grown-Ups" series. Isaac, Aaron and Tiger explain their parents' bizarre view on what their duties are: to make life complicated for themselves and their children. It's a good job the...

Exceptional Care for Your Valued Client is the second book from Bob Nicoll, creator of the empowering word choice concept: Remember the Ice. As with his first book, Remember the Ice and Other Paradigm Shifts, he has teamed up once again with Bronwyn Emery Ashbaker, an extraordinarily gifted developmental...

This is the first volume in the "Living with Grown-Ups" series. In this book, Isaac, the eldest child of this fictional family uses his everyday life to highlight parents' weird ways. He describes with humor how adults display inconsistent behaviors.:From applying double standards to winning...

Every parent dreams of having a happy, healthy child. What happens when these dreams are shattered by a physical or cognitive disability? A Different Kind of Perfect offers comfort, consolation, and wisdom from parents who have been there—and are finding their way through. The writings collected...