Starshipping

Starshipping
Author: Rock Forsberg
Publisher: Spit City Publishing
Total Pages: 324
Release: 2024-10-20
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9526507541

Captain Lia Swanright was once the pride of the Federation Navy. Now, branded a traitor and stripped of her rank, she's offered an unexpected lifeline: command of the Celestial Serenade, a luxury starship on its maiden voyage. But this cruise conceals deadly secrets. As Lia navigates the ship through treacherous space, she uncovers a web of conspiracy reaching to the highest echelons of the Federation. With a saboteur on board, pirates on their tail, and a mysterious space anomaly that defies the laws of physics, Lia must use all her skills to keep her passengers safe and unravel the truth behind her disgrace. Complicating matters is Vince, the ship's ruggedly handsome mechanic with secrets of his own. As attraction simmers between them, Lia must decide if she can trust him with her heart – and her mission. Starshipping: The Captain's Redemption offers a perfect blend of science fiction action, and slow-burn romance. With its strong female lead, diverse cast, and exploration of complex themes like redemption and identity, this novel will appeal to fans of Becky Chambers, John Scalzi, and Ann Leckie. Strap in for a thrilling journey across the stars that will keep you guessing until the very last page.

Policyholder's Reasonable Expectations

Policyholder's Reasonable Expectations
Author: Yong Qiang Han
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 277
Release: 2016-11-03
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1509900756

Over the past two decades, protecting contractual parties' reasonable expectations has incrementally gained judicial recognition in English contract law. In contrast, however, the similar 'doctrine' of 'policyholder's reasonable expectations' has been largely rejected in English insurance law. This is injurious, firstly, to both the consumer and business policyholder's reasonable expectations of coverage of particular risks, and, secondly, to consumer policyholder's reasonable expectations of bonuses in with-profits life insurance. To remedy these problems, this book argues for an incremental but definite acceptance of the conception of policyholder's reasonable expectations in English insurance law. It firstly discusses the homogeneity between insurance law and contract law, as well as the role of (reasonable) expectations and their relevance to the emerging duty of good faith in contract law. Secondly, following a review and re-characterisation of the American insurance law 'doctrine' of reasonable expectations, the book addresses the conventional English objections to the reasonable expectations approach in insurance law. In passing, it also rethinks the approach to the protection of policyholder's reasonable expectations of bonuses in with-profits life insurance through a revisit to the (in)famous case Equitable Life Assurance Society v Hyman [2000] UKHL 39, particularly to its relevant business and regulatory background.

From Penguins to Paradise: My Life as an Advertising Man

From Penguins to Paradise: My Life as an Advertising Man
Author: Paddy Hayes
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Total Pages: 139
Release: 2020
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1665580666

From Penguins to Paradise: My Life as an Advertising Man invites the reader to laugh at and learn about the ad industry in equal measure. It charts the career of a young advertising agency trainee, from his initial struggles as a trainee Account Executive to his appointment as Managing Director (Thailand), and eventually Senior Vice President (International). His insightful and often hilarious experiences range from the pitfalls of trying to make penguins perform for a TV commercial in London to the trials of opening some of the first Western agencies in Moscow and China. How do ad agencies work? How do you take the knowledge from London agencies and apply it in Singapore, Bangkok, Tokyo, and Brazil, while at the same time learning from these foreign cultures? And what is bachelor life really like in these far-away countries? All is revealed in this informative, light-hearted, and entertaining book.