Books by James Martin

A bumper collection of classics from TV's best-loved chef

To successfully compete in today¿s global marketplace, organizations can and must do more to improve their internal operational efficiencies. Operational Excellence: Using Lean Six Sigma to Translate Customer Value through Global Supply Chains consolidates hundreds of tools and methods into 110 key concepts.

These two short stories are the product of James' rewriting of two previous works.The Man with Hands for Hands.Originally a poem inspired by the wonderful puppets of Samuel Wilde. It has now been re-written as a short story. Set in a land where everyone has objects instead of hands. Whilst exploring they find themselves being watched by someone who has actual hands for hands. How they first respond sets them on a path that changes their entire society.This book includes the original draft poem, complete with errors, that was part of a staged show.The Secret of the Stones.Just before the turn of the millennium a young father is greeted by an ancient fairy who needs help. It is a story that gives an alternative reason for the sudden emergence of engraved stones in the year 2000.It also includes a short guide to fairy folk who also live in the area in which the story is set.

'A brilliant introduction to prayer' Richard Rohr, Author of Everything Belongs

While travelling the world James has tried to capture the less obvious images. In doing so he found different qualities of the reflected image. He has selected almost 100 of these images and written a few words in an attempt to share the wonder that he experienced. It is his hope that this book will not only give joy but will inspire others to see new potential viewpoints as well as experiencing the countless treasures that pass by often unnoticed.

A complete guide for the aspiring bass player! Everything from how to hold the bass, all the way to virtuoso tricks like slap and pop funk ideas and advanced fretboard tapping. Stage 1: Boot Camp - holding the bass, rhythm, fretting Stage 2: First Steps - playing with a drummer, the role of the bass in a band, basic theory and patterns Stage 3: Basic Training - arpeggios, dynamics, understanding intervals Stage 4: Next Steps - sclaes, riffs, extended arpeggios Stage 5: Nuts & Bolts - practical theory, the Nashville Number System, how to learn songs by ear Stage 6: Going Beyond - slap & pop techniques, tapping, pick hand development and more! Practical music theory, ear training, and how to play in a band are all covered - this book can make you into a complete bass player with everything you need to know to play music in the real world!

A 112 page bible for the aspiring guitar player! This book takes the absolute beginner on a journey from holding the guitar all the way to rhythm and lead playing, creating searing and memorable solos and rhythm parts and figuring out any song you want to learn! Stage 1 - Holding the guitar, open strings rhythm and fretting exercises Stage 2 - Basic chords and strumming patterns, introduction to the 12 bar blues Stage 3 - More advanced rhythms, minor and suspended chords, dynamics Stage 4 - Movable chord shapes and the chromatic scale Stage 5 - Rock Essentials! Power chords, rock rhythm guitar tricks, 12 bar boogie patterns, minor and major pentatonic scales Stage 6 - Soloing secrets - how to improvise Stage 7 - Basic music theory: Major and minor scales, harmonising, the Nashville Numbering System, the CAGED system. Stage 8 - How to learn songs, recognising structures, common chord sequences, key etc.

Apocalypse: Earth is a fast and furious table top skirmish game for squad, platoon and company- size battles, suitable for 20mm miniatures. Each model represents an individual trooper, drone or vehicle and an average size battle will last 1 - 2 hours. Combat is fast and lethal, with an alternating units mechanic which encourages fluid tactical play - easy to learn but hard to master, this ruleset ensures fraught battles with mistakes savagely punished! Choose between the noble Atlantic Alliance, the stoic League Of European Nations, the numberless hordes of the Asian Communist Federation or the evil might of the Holy Soviet Empire in a world gripped by a savage and ceaseless war.

The minor pentatonic scale is the most crucial in a guitarist's arsenal, but all too often we learn a box pattern or two and leave it at that, limiting ourselves to cliched licks and run of the mill phrasing. This book, with information presented in a clear, simple and logical manner, sets the aspiring lead guitarist free from tedious and unwieldy box patterns and helps you unleash your potential all over the fretboard! The major scale is the root of all theory and harmony, but many guitarists are intimidated by the jargon that surrounds the scale and its associated modes. In Pt. 2 of this book, the major scale is deconstructed and demystified and the modes of the major scale unlocked. Your playing will never be the same after you've absorbed the rhythm and lead patterns this book contains! Take the step and revolutionise your playing today!

Ken Woods started having nightmares about his childhood. When it started to affect his family and his career, he needed some answers. He must do something he thought he would never do. He must visit his father for the first time in 28 years, which sets into motion this gripping novel set in rural Colorado. When people around him started dying, all signs pointed to his father as the killer. This is a story about a 12 year-old boy who is forced to accept the suspicious actions of his father, and his attempt as an adult to re-live all the horrors of his childhood. One fateful hunting trip with his father in 1974 sets into motion mystery, suspense, and murder with twists and turns that no one could have imagined.

In the tradition of the spiritual classics The Shack and The Screwtape Letters comes a captivating and poignant debut novel from the revered Jesuit priest and New York Times bestselling author of Jesus and The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything.A divorced single mom, Anne can barely cope with life and struggles to make sense of the death of her young son.A former architect with a promising career, Mark works as a handyman and wonders how his life got off track.The abbot of the Abbey of Saints Philip and James, Father Paul sometimes questions whether he made the right decision in secluding himself so thoroughly from the world.At this Pennsylvania abbey, this unlikely trio will discover the answers they seek—a miracle of hope and understanding that bears witness to the power of God to bring healing and wholeness to our lives.Written with the compassion, insight, and warmth of his previous bestsellers—Jesus, Between Heaven and Mirth, and The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything—Father James Martin’s debut novel is infused with deep spiritual wisdom, wry humor, and loving grace. Through his characters’ struggles, questions, and crises, we see firsthand how God uses our worries, anger, doubts, prayers, failures, and longings to help us complete ourselves and feel wholly loved.

Based on his talks at New York’s St. Patrick’s Cathedral on Good Friday 2015, the New York Times bestselling author and editor at large of America magazine offers a portrait of Jesus, using his last words on the cross to reveal how deeply he understood our predicaments, what it means to be fully human, and why we can turn to Christ completely, in mind, heart, and soul.Each meditation is dedicated to one of the seven sayings:“Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they do.”“Today you will be with me in Paradise.”“Woman, this is your son”  . . .  “This is your mother.”
“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”
“I thirst.”
“It is finished.”
“Father, into your hands I commend my spirit.”With the warmth, wisdom, and grace that infuse his works, Father James Martin explains why Jesus’s crucifixion and death on the cross is an important teaching moment in the Gospels. Jesus’s final statements, words that are deeply cherished by his followers, exemplify the depth of his suffering but also provide a key to his empathy and why we can connect with him so deeply.

A unique, 10-step improvement process for identifying and solving the root causes of supply chain problems using the latest Lean Manufacturing principles-updated to cover kaizen events, big data analytics, customer loyalty metrics, security, and sustainability

Designed as a primer for human service providers, this volume contains research-based information about the unique needs of military families across various duty-related conditions, as well as within the context of military career demands, in both peace and wartime.