With a wandering mind and restless fingers, I like to make use of spare time and turn idle minutes into written legacies. Well, one likes to dream. I’ve just finished writing a fantasy adventure aimed at pre- and early teens, and am working on the sequel now.
Here is a listing of my books so far:
Designer Labels and Other Observations of Modern Life
Genre: Poetry
First published in 2006. Third Edition 2014.
A collection of poems analysing, bemoaning, humouring, and ultimately celebrating the joys, frustrations, attitudes, lifestyles and foibles of the Twenty-First century. Wickedly irreverent in places, this collection takes pot shots at everything from microwaveable foods to clubbing to speed-dating.
Canterbury: Tale by Tale (1st Edition)
Genre: Travel Guide
First published in 2011
An essential pocket guide book to the historic cathedral and university city of Canterbury. This book outlines its history, unmissable places like Canterbury Castle, St. Augustine’s Abbey, the Burgate, Westgate Tower and Gardens on the River Stour, and the magnificent Canterbury Cathedral. Slim, pocketable, easy-to-use, the book is a handy reference and showcase of the beauty of Canterbury.
Canterbury: Tale by Tale (2nd Edition)
Genre: Travel Guide
Published in 2019
The essential pocket guide book to Canterbury. Now, updated and expanded with new pages, sites and photographs. This book is a must-have when visiting the gorgeous city of Canterbury.
Pearl, of the Orient
Genre: Drama, bildungsroman
First published in 2013. Second Edition 2014. Third Edition 2023.
Pearl returns to her native Penang and her parents after nearly ten years in Australia. She brings with her a son from a hasty marriage and a suitcase of repressed emotions. However, the skeletons in her family’s closet far outnumber hers, and as her family implodes upon itself, it becomes a race against time to save the family business, and ultimately, her family.
Game On - Book 1: The Dark Queen
Genre: Fantasy/Science Fiction
First published in 2014.
Tim Greenwood is awkwardly tall. Ridiculed by the other kids in school, he loses himself in gaming. One day, he meets and helps a strange girl in the wood and finds himself transported into a quest of his own, complete with strange creatures, folk, puzzles and the Dark Queen. Just who is she and why does she want to kill him?
Game On - Book 2: The Graves of the Forgotten
Genre: Fantasy/Science Fiction
First published in 2016.
Tim is back in the Dark Queen’s clutches. Only this time, a big war is brewing and he must choose sides. Someone has found the Phoenix Flower and is waiting to unleash its power. As the armies march into battle, a dark and horrifying secret is about to be discovered. Can Tim and his friends solve the mystery before it is too late?
Book 2 of the Game On Series.
University Foundation Studies Book 1
Genre: Academic English
First published in 2008.
A workbook for students who are preparing to enter university, or who are in their first year. Exercises and practice questions give students a sense of what is required for academic success. The four skills of reading, writing, listening and speaking and complemented with critical thinking and analytical skills.
University Foundation Studies Book 2
Genre: Academic English
First published in 2009.
The second part of the UFS series. This part looks at debate and discussion, while honing other skills. Students should have at least CEFR Level B2 up in order to make full use of this book.
Creative Marketing
Genre: Business and Management
First published in 2015.
Co-authored with Dr Mohamed Abdel Ghani. Traditional business schools teach marketing by numbers and formulae. Here, we challenge marketers to open their minds and explore beyond the usual boundaries. How can we apply lateral thinking to common concepts and accepted principles of marketing? Is creative marketing really a new model or just a publicity stunt? The first book published in Arabic on this topic.
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