Books published by New Generation Publishing

What would you sacrifice for the person who took everything from you?For Dr Erica Skyberg, vivacious curator at Oslo's Vikingship Museum, history and mythology have always been alive and relevant. But a call from the enigmatic Professor Wright about a stolen relic is the start of a journey on which she'll discover it is also personal, magical, and inescapable...A spurned warrior's despair; a relentless curse born of jealousy and betrayal; a trail leading from 9th century Norway to modern-day England, on a quest for treasure and answers in the City of Runes. If they can somehow find them before a ruthless and cunning killer.

All of my life as far back as I can remember I have suffered with anxiety...Depression raised its ugly head further down the line. I am also 99% sure I have PMDD yet no one seems to know what this is... anyone else?This is my first ever attempt to put it into words. This is not an all doom and gloom book but rather a compressed story of my life, how I have managed and overcome some aspects of what life can throw at you.I have also been very open about thoughts and feelings to show you guys that you are not the only ones out there that have these thoughts. Even though I know you think it's only you. No one else suffers like this, right?This is a story about good and bad choices, my ups and downs, and the daily fight within myself.

Come and visit Green Haven; the room service is to die for...The life of Eliza, a Victorian orphan, trapped inside Westsalter Asylum, has life changing effects on 21st century Amy, but when the tables are turned; timelines are disrupted and both women discover what is really important.

People, Poker & Vegas is about a journey: a journey from a bookshop in the back streets of York to the neon of South Las Vegas Boulevard - the Strip. A 30 year journey from a small poker room in a Lancashire to the iconic casinos and poker rooms of Las Vegas.It narrates the author's anecdotes and events during this journey and the eccentric characters who have joined him on his travels: the rich and the poor; the happy and the sad; friends he has made and the occasional curiosity that has crossed his path. It is not a book on how to master poker, nor is it a tourists guide to Las Vegas but a collection of ad hoc and sometimes amusing stories on the mystifying game of poker told from a personal point of view. A small stakes player who has ground it out in the poker rooms of Las Vegas.All the people and events in the book are true, and on all occasions the author has tried to relate them to his own personal experiences of both poker and Las Vegas. If it brings the reader a better understanding of both of these two much misrepresented worlds and the people who inhabit them - then that is all the author asks.Mike Connah currently works at the University of Central Lancashire as an Academic Support Tutor for students with Special Needs. Over the past ten years he has worked at the University as an Associate Lecturer in English Language Studies with International Students, and as an Examination Marker for the English Speaking Board". He has an BA(hons) in English Language and an MA in Linguistics.

There was nothing extraordinary about Pugnatious Smelt he was just an ordinary boy, born to an ordinary family in a small South Manchester suburb in the nineteen-sixties.The following documents his growing pains as he learns what life is about and how easy it is to make the wrong decisions and yet end with the right result, sometimes.

Mine Eyes Have Seen: The American Dream Collection is a book of poetry revealing the intricacies, contradictions and beauty in the American character. The collection begins with American Places and takes the reader through a series of glimpses into the impact the vast magnificence of the American landscape had on shaping the nation and people of the United States. The second section is called American People and explores the different facets of the diverse American culture. The reader feels the heartaches, despair and triumphs of a soldier, blue collar oil refinery workers, a young prostitute, middle class vacations and the business community. In the final section called American Soul the collection reveals the ethos of America as a beacon of hope to the world. The idea of a strong nation based on the freedom of individuals to choose and create their own lives is a symbol to the world of the hope and longing of the human spirit. The collection culminates in the title poem Mine Eyes Have Seen which reviews American history from the fifties through recent twenty-first century through the lens of one person''s experience.The collection is the second for poet Linda C. Thompson. Her first collection was entitled Life As We Know It and in the words of one critic "was a grands start for Thompson''s contribution to the canon of twenty-first-century women poets." In this new collection she extends her vision and talent to her native country - the United States of America. "I''ve always blended intellect and emotion in my writing. In this collection I wove history into the fabric of the verse as well." explained Thompson.

Farmer John Stubblefield is always doing something wacky or wrong...He loses his boots and calls in the police to look for them. He gets into trouble when Myrtle his muck-spreader misbehaves and covers everybody with dung. He wears his wellingtons to Buckingham Palace to collect a knighthood but worst of all asks the Queen to muck out his calves when she comes to visit!Farmer John could not survive without Wendy his wife. Wendy suffers Farmer John's mad ideas and odd behaviour with good humour, but sometimes she loses her temper with him. But it never lasts for long. Wendy realises that she can't change Farmer John and she doesn't really want to. She knows that life on Thistledown Farm would be very dull if she did!This is the first in the Farmer John series written by David Charles - seventeen humorous farm stories for five to eight year olds plus, delightfully illustrated by Jake Tebbit.

In A Taste of Place, let Sue Cole take you with her as she explores cities and crosses continents. In this collection of poems, Sue reflects on her experiences as a tourist and voyager. As she travels the Americas, Europe, Africa and Asia, Sue writes with humour, with philosophy, historical knowledge and introspection. She gives her reader a chance to experience these places with her, through her personal perspective.Everywhere Sue visited, over a period of fifteen years, resulted in a poem written in praise, or otherwise, of each place. Arranged chronologically, these poems give a personal account of the world as she found it, perhaps allowing a glimpse of the person behind the traveller as she develops her understanding of herself and her responses. You will feel as if you had been there yourself, and this collection of poems will make you want to explore your world, as Sue Cole has explored hers.Other works by Sue Cole: The Sitter and Other Five Minute Stories and Forgotten Genius