Books by Dr Steve Hayes

Philosophical prose, word doodles and theological conversations chronicling a minds journey through darkness and into the light of Gods eternal promise.

Can you: Tell a Gigahertz from a Megabyte? Tell a titlebar from a taskbar? Organise and back up your files? Swap two names in a document? Make a table of contents in 30 seconds? Work with dates and times in a spreadsheet? Draw and adjust pictures in a document? Send out 100 letters in a morning? Learn how to do these things and much, much more. This aims to be the only computer book many people will need. Simple hands-on exercises show you how to work with Windows, Word and Excel - demonstrating concepts and explaining jargon. You'll also learn a bit about the computer itself works so you understand it and it's not so scary. Exorcise your computer fears without breaking the bank or your bookshelf. Other versions of this book are available covering LibreOffice, Ubuntu (not available at publication date of this version), Windows XP and Office 2003.

Harry Spain is a man with a problem; well several problems actually, and all of them ex-wives. Blondes Abby, Gloria, and Jessica were all once married to Harry, and now enjoy a platonic friendship with him; spending weekends together at his beach-front property in Malibu. They sunbathe, gossip, and hang out on the beach, until one weekend when their perfect existence is threatened by the arrival of Kimberly; a woman who is not only much younger than themselves, but is a brunette too. Scared that this interloper is about to steal much more than Harry's heart, the three concoct a plan to rid themselves of her, until the arrival of Harry's first ex-wife, Lila, threatens to interrupt their plans. As if that isn't enough, housekeeper Mattie is in the very thick of the action; which ensures that a happy weekend at the beach quickly turns into a boiling pot of anxieties, mid-life crises and clashing personalities.Will Harry survive the weekend from hell, or will his ex-wives change his life forever?Steve Hayes is an actor, screenwriter, and novelist, as well as manager of coffee-shop Googies, and friend to the stars during the Golden Age of Hollywood. Author of many books including Children of the Dark, Viva Gringo! and Googie's: Coffee Shop to the Stars, Steve lives in Huntington Beach, California, with his lovely wife of twenty-five years, Robbin.Michelle Morgan is an author, columnist and biographer who has written about the Golden Age of Hollywood for the past twenty years. She is author of many books, including: Marilyn Monroe: Private and Confidential and The Mammoth Book of Hollywood Scandals. She lives in Northamptonshire, England, with her husband, Richard and nine-year-old daughter, Daisy.

A vicious serial killer is terrifying the bayous of Louisiana, and the only person who can catch him is FBI Agent Kate Palmer. But after years spent thinking like serial killers in order to catch them, Kate is facing burnout. To make matters worse, she's about to rekindle a relationship with the only man she ever loved when the Bayou Butcher strikes again, this time frighteningly close to home.For Kate, that makes it personal. And it might also be just what it takes to break her completely.

From the mind of veteran Hollywood television and screenwriter comes a haunting collection of tales focusing on the darker side of childhood. Stretching from the dark days of World War II to the steamy jungles of the Congo and on to the windswept bluffs overlooking exclusive Del Mar, California, you are about to enter a realm of wicked aunts and uncles, homicidal teenagers and proud but impoverished street urchins.Occasionally they find salvation... but not always.

U.S. Marshal Ezra Macahan picks the wrong time to visit his kid brother, Joshua, a cavalry soldier stationed at Camp Furlong, New Mexico. That night Pancho Villa and his revolutionary forces raid the nearby town of Columbus. The Villistas are defeated but during the battle, one of Villa's ruthless commanders, Manuel "Scar" Acosta, kidnaps Joshua's son, Daniel, and flees to his mountain hideout. Ezra and Joshua are about to pursue him, when they discover that their brother, Lt. Zachary, a recent deserter, was captured while riding with Villistas and now faces execution for treason. Ezra and Joshua visit Zach in jail. He agrees to lead them to Scar's hideout, but only if they break him out. Ezra refuses, forcing Zach to escape on his own. The brothers ride after Scar, accompanied by Joshua's fiery Mexican wife, Celia, who hopes to persuade her people to betray Scar's whereabouts. But unpleasant surprises await them in Mexico, surprises that begin with Zach suddenly showing up and agreeing to lead them to Scar's heavily-guarded hideout and culminate in his violent death and a shocking revelation by Scar that threatens to destroy Joshua's love for Celia. Can Marshal Macahan overcome these adversities, rescue Daniel and save his brother's once-blissful marriage or will they all be killed by Scar?