Ufthak Blackhawk faces the Drukhari in the teeming flesh pits of their dark city of Commorragh as he finds himself challenged to gladiatorial combat against the masters of pain.

Out of options, Ufthak leads his Waaagh! through the mysterious webway, to a place where kunnin', sneakin', and thinkin' are the name of the game. A place with little truck for muscle and brawn - Commorragh, the Dark City.

Here, where kabals and haemonculus covens pump psychic viscera into the warp, Ufthak is thrown into gladiatorial combat and soon finds himself up against an archon who will stop at nothing to prove she deserves to rule the Dark City - even if it means bringing Commorragh down around her.

But the Drukhari are about to discover that while orks may be simple, very little about them is ever straightforward.

The Drukhari city of Commorragh is without question one of the worst places in the universe - giving even the warp a run for its money - and those who thrive in its dark and treacherous streets are brought up on a diet of murder, intrigue, and more murder. This urban hellscape is what created Lelith Hesperax - the deadliest gladiator in the galaxy, and the slayer of countless souls on the grim blood sands of the Dark City's arenas.

In the darkest corners of the webway lies the city of Commorragh. Home to the sadistic drukhari, millions are butchered upon its arenas' sands to slake their terrible thirst for blood.

Greatest of these butchers is Lelith Hesperax, the Queen of Knives, deadliest gladiator in the galaxy. But she has abandoned the Dark City to walk alongside the nomadic death cultists of the Ynnead, and in her absence rise pretenders to her blood-soaked crown.

When a blade strikes at Lelith from the shadows, she is dragged back to Commorragh and into the murderous games of the Living Muse himself - Asdrubael Vect. As his schemes coil around her, the Queen of Knives finds herself ensnared once more in Vect's terrible web, and this time her blades may not be enough to free her...

Ork action at it's finest, join us for the next epic Waaagh

Ufthak Blackhawk and the green tide descend upon Hephaesto - an Adeptus Mechanicus forge world bristling with loot - only to find it already under siege by the notorious Freebooter Kaptin Badrukk. When his warboss, Da Biggest Big Mek, orders temporary co-operation, Ufthak seeks to make a name for himself by crushing some of the Imperium's most advanced defenders and claiming the greatest prize. But with a sinister new war machine on the horizon, Badrukk's plotting, and a thoroughly annoying grot in his way, Ufthak is going to need the brutal kunnin' of Mork himself just to survive.

The Alpha Legion are devious beyond measure, but deceit is a double-edged sword. As the Indomitus Crusade pushes into the far reaches of the Ultima Segmentum, and Solomon Akurra and his warband the Serpent's Teeth encounter the feared Primaris Marines, the Alpha Legion is faced with a choice - fade into the shadows, or adapt and strike back.

Solomon intends to take the title of Harrowmaster and bind together the feuding heads of the hydra that make up his Legion, but his allies are disparate and unproven, and his enemies march with the might of the Imperium at their back. Much is not as it seems, and the odds are stacked against the sons of Alpharius... but Solomon is armed with a weapon the Imperium cannot ignore: the truth.

Are you looking for a way to be more successful selling your products and services over the phone? If you use the phone to cold call, set appointments, follow up with leads or close business, then this book is for you Packed with over 200 word for word, proven and up to date scripts, the Ultimate Book of Phone scripts will instantly make you more effective as you learn to breeze past gatekeepers, easily connect with decision makers and qualify and close more business over the phone. In it you'll learn:

• How to establish rapport in under five seconds
• The real secrets of cold calling
• How to quickly get past gatekeepers
• How to get voicemail and email messages returned
• Proven techniques and scripts to handle brush off objections like, We're not interested, Just send your information, and many more.
• How to overcome 90% of the objections you get when closing like, We just don't have the budget, and We looked at it and it's not for us, and many more.
• Plus bonus sections on how to overcome the top ten objections in Real Estate, Insurance Sales, Mortgage Sales, Ticket Sales and more

If you're ready to double your income selling over the phone the Ultimate Book of Phone Scripts is for you. You'll find it's easy to get past rejection and close more sales once you start these proven scripts

This book will quickly double and triple your ability to get through to decision makers and make more sales-faster - Brian Tracy, Best-selling Author of Eat That Frog

The Ultimate Book of Phone Scripts is an amazing resource. If you need to know what to say in any selling situation, all you have to do is turn to a page, copy down the word for word script, adapt it to your selling style, and in an instant you're a Top 20 producer - Jeffrey J. Fox, NY Times Best-selling Author of How To Become a Rainmaker

Mike Brooks has nailed it Scripts don't tie your hands, they free you up to take control of the potentially-slippery phone sale. It doesn't matter if it's a product sale or getting a commitment for an appointment, preplanned questions help you take control and get your potential clients talking--telling you what they'll own. Read this book and you'll win more sales - Tom Hopkins, Author of How to Master the Art
of Selling

Mike Brooks nails it The Ultimate Book of Phone Scripts is absolutely the best guide for selling over the phone that has ever been written. This book gives you everything you need to double your income today
- Jeb Blount, Author of People Buy You

In this debut space epic, a crew of thieves and con artists take on a job that could pay off a lot of debts in a corrupt galaxy where life is cheap and criminals are the best people in it.

The Keiko is a ship of smugglers, soldiers of fortune, and adventurers travelling Earth's colony planets searching for the next job. And they never talk about their past--until now.

Captain Ichabod Drift is being blackmailed. He has to deliver a special cargo to Earth, and no one can know they're there. It's what they call a dark run...And it may be their last.

In the sequel to the thrilling Dark Run, which Publishers Weekly called a terrific debut, Ichabod Drift and his crew sign on for a new smuggling job that soon goes south when they are separated and caught up in a dangerous civil war.

When Ichabod Drift and the Keiko crew sign on for a new smuggling job to a mining planet, they don't realize what they are up against. The miners, badly treated for years by the corporation, are staging a rebellion. Split into two groups, one with the authorities and one with the rebels, Drift and his crew support their respective sides in the conflict. But when they are cut off from each other due to a communication blackout, both halves of the crew don't realize that they have begun fighting themselves...

The triumphant third and final part of the God-King Chronicles. The Godbreaker is the unmissable culmination of the series, filled with war-dragons, armoured knights, sea-faring raiders, dangerous magic and battle scenes.

War comes to Narida and Nothing Will Be The Same Again.

As the Black Keep Council prepares for war, journeying far to protect their lands and friend, The God-King and his sister try to keep Narida together in the face of betrayal while the Splinter King remains at large.

The Golden and his hordes of raiders press their advantage and sweep across the land with unholy powers.

Sacrifices will be made, and not everyone will make it back to Black Keep alive...

Epic worldbuilding at its finest, The Splinter King is the second book in the unmissable series started with The Black Coast. Filled with war-dragons, armoured knights, sea-faring raiders, dangerous magic and battle scenes.

The world fractures as a dead god rises...

Darel, dragon knight and the new leader of Black Keep, must travel to the palace of the God-King to beg for the lives of his people. But in the capital of Narida, Marin and his warrior husband will be drawn into a palace coup, and Princess Tila will resort to murder to keep her hold on power.

In the far reaches of the kingdom an heir in exile is hunted by assassins, rumours of a rival God-King abound, and daemonic forces from across the seas draw ever nearer...

Parents often worry about raising kids in a tech-saturated world - the threats of cyberbullying, video game violence, pornography, and sexting may seem inescapable. And while these dangers exist, there is a much more common and subtle way that technology can cause harm: by eroding our attention spans. Focused attention is fundamental to maintaining quality relationships, but our constant interaction with screens and social media is shortening our attention spans - which takes a toll on our personal connections with friends and family and our ability to form real relationships.

Tech Generation: Raising Balanced Kids in a Hyper-Connected World guides parents in teaching their children how to reap the benefits of living in a digital world while also preventing its negative effects. Mike Brooks and Jon Lasser, psychologists with extensive experience working with kids, parents, and teachers, combine cutting-edge research and expertise to create an engaging and helpful guide that emphasizes the importance of the parent-child relationship. They reject an all or nothing attitude towards technology, in favor of a balanced approach that neither idealizes nor demonizes the digital. Brooks and Lasser provide strategies for preventing technology from becoming problematic in the first place; steps for addressing problems when they arise; and ways of intervening when problems are out of control. They also discuss the increasingly challenging issue of technology use in schools, and how parents can collaborate with educators when concerns arise over kids' use of technology.

Mike Brooks began running later in life than most. but has achieved more over the past few decades than most have in their entire lives. In Badwater and Beyond Mike takes us through the highlights of a life lived on trail and road, and gives us a peek at some runners you have probably did not know exist. Badwater 135 miles across Death Valley in July and 491 miles in 10 Days helped Mike raise over $60,000 for childrens' non profits. Plenty of pictures and stories from other runners make for an interesting and fascinating book.

Start closing sales like top producers

Have you ever found yourself at a loss for what to say when the gatekeeper asks you what your call is about? Have your palms ever sweated when the decision maker shuts you down with: I wouldn't be interested? Has your heart taken a fast dive into your stomach when, at the start of your presentation, your prospect tells you that they've thought about it and are just going to pass?

If you're in sales, then the question isn't Have you ever felt this way?, but rather, How often do you feel this way? Are you finally ready to learn how to confidently and effectively overcome these objections, stalls, and blow-offs? If so, Power Phone Scripts was written for you Unlike other books on sales that tell you what you should do (like build value - hard to do when the prospect is hanging up on you ), Power Phone Scripts provides word-for-word scripts, phrases, questions, and comebacks that you can use on your very next call. Learn to overcome resistance, get through to the decision maker, and then, once you have him or her on the phone, make an instant connection and earn the right to have a meaningful conversation. You'll be equipped with proven questions, conversation starters, and techniques to learn whether or not they are even right for your product or service, and, if they aren't, who else in their company or another department might be.

Power Phone Scripts is the sales manual you've been looking for: over 500 proven, current, and non-salesy phrases, rebuttals, questions, and conversation openers that will instantly make you sound more confident - just like the top producing sales pros do right now. Gone will be your call reluctance; gone will be your fear of calling prospects back for presentations and demos; gone will be the fear of asking for the sale at the end of your pitch This practical guide is filled with effective scripts for prospecting, emailing, voice mails, closes, and tons of rebuttals to recurring objections you get like:

• It costs too much
• We already have a vendor for that
• I'm going to need to think about it
• I need to talk to the boss or committee and so many others...

More than just phone scripts, this book provides practical, comprehensive guidance that every inside sales rep needs. Conquer concerns, provide answers, motivate action, and be the conduit between your prospect's problems and your solution. Actionable, fun, and designed to work within the current sales environment, this invaluable guide is your ticket to the top of the leader board. With Power Phone Scripts, you will never be at a loss of what to say to a prospect or client.

Communication is everything in sales, and being on top of your game is no longer enough when top producers are playing a different game altogether. You cannot achieve winning stats if you're not even on the field. If you're ready to join the big league, Power Phone Scripts is the playbook you need to win at inside sales.

Why is 80% of the sales and revenue in any company or industry made by the Top 20% of the sales force? More importantly, what can you begin doing TODAY to move into that elite group of Top Performers? In The Real Secrets of the Top 20%, Mike Brooks gives you the proven skills, techniques, scripts, and strategies that will catapult your closing ratio, boost your confidence, and immediately make you a Top 20% producer. Learning and using these proven and effective skills will be the best career move you've ever made, and this book will show you why becoming a Top 20% producer is much easier than you think - and a lot more fun

In the sequel to the thrilling Dark Run, which Publishers Weekly called a terrific debut, Ichabod Drift and his crew sign on for a new smuggling job that soon goes south when they are separated and caught up in a dangerous civil war.

When Ichabod Drift and the Keiko crew sign on for a new smuggling job to a mining planet, they don't realize what they are up against. The miners, badly treated for years by the corporation, are staging a rebellion. Split into two groups, one with the authorities and one with the rebels, Drift and his crew support their respective sides in the conflict. But when they are cut off from each other due to a communication blackout, both halves of the crew don't realize that they have begun fighting themselves...

In this debut space epic, a crew of thieves and con artists take on a job that could pay off a lot of debts in a corrupt galaxy where life is cheap and criminals are the best people in it.

The Keiko is a ship of smugglers, soldiers of fortune, and adventurers travelling Earth's colony planets searching for the next job. And they never talk about their past--until now.

Captain Ichabod Drift is being blackmailed. He has to deliver a special cargo to Earth, and no one can know they're there. It's what they call a dark run...And it may be their last.

In the third book of the entertaining (Kirkus Reveiws) Keiko series, Captain Ichabod Drift and his crew find themselves in another mess as a ship-wide vacation leads to their second-in-command taken hostage by the planet's criminal mastermind.

After the riotous civil war in Dark Sky, the crew of the Keiko decides to go on vacation at an illegal gambling port for a little fun. What they don't realize is that the casinos are run by an ex-client who didn't get his shipment due to the war. The mob boss decides to take Tamara Rouke, the Keiko's second-in-command, and hold her hostage until the crew raises enough money to pay him back for the lost shipment. If they don't pay up in time, Rouke will be killed.

Captain Ichabod Drift and his crew agree. But as they find a way to get the funds, one will betray everyone and one will die...

Mike Brooks' debut novel is an adventure story set in a dystopian future in which our taste for branding, consumerism and artificial reality is boundless. In /The Machine Society/, he weaves together psychological insight, philosophical reflection and spiritual inquiry to give us a novel that is both a deep satire on modern life and a rich metaphor for our longing to find inner peace. Dean Rogers lives in the Perimeter of New London, holding down a soul-destroying job, surrounded by people who have lost the will to communicate. He is afraid his debts will spiral out of control, resulting in him being cast out of the city, outside of the Security Wall. Meanwhile, in the Better Life Complex, New London's rich elite live in plastic luxury, unaware of the sinister secrets that underpin their world. /The Machine Society/ is an original and intelligent sci-fi thriller, and a heartfelt rally cry for the soul's liberation.

In the third book of the entertaining (Kirkus Reveiws) Keiko series, Captain Ichabod Drift and his crew find themselves in another mess as a ship-wide vacation leads to their second-in-command taken hostage by the planet's criminal mastermind.

After the riotous civil war in Dark Sky, the crew of the Keiko decides to go on vacation at an illegal gambling port for a little fun. What they don't realize is that the casinos are run by an ex-client who didn't get his shipment due to the war. The mob boss decides to take Tamara Rouke, the Keiko's second-in-command, and hold her hostage until the crew raises enough money to pay him back for the lost shipment. If they don't pay up in time, Rouke will be killed.

Captain Ichabod Drift and his crew agree. But as they find a way to get the funds, one will betray everyone and one will die...

This volume contains the proceedings ofAI 2001, the 14thAustralian Joint Conference on Arti?cial Intelligence. The aim of this conference series is to support the Australian arti?cialintelligencecommunitywithaforumfordiscussionandpresentation.Asbefore, this conference not only brought together a great deal ofAustralianAI research, but also attracted widespread international interest. Theconferencethisyearsawanimpressivearrayofabout110submittedpapersfromno fewerthan16countries.Full-lengthversionsofallsubmittedpaperswererefereedbythe international program committee. As a result, these proceedings contain 55 papers not just fromAustralia, but also Canada, France, Germany, The Netherlands, Japan, Korea, New Zealand, and the UK and USA. The conference also comprised a tutorial program and several workshops, and featured ?ve invited speakers on theoretical, philosophical, and applied topics: Didier Dubois of the Universite Paul Sabatier, James Hendler of the University of Maryland, Liz Son- berg of the University of Melbourne, Peter Struss of OCC'M Software and TU Munich, andAlex Zelinsky of theAustralian National University. We extend our thanks to the members of the program committee who processed a large review workload under tight time constraints. We especially thank our host, Professor Robin King, Pro Vice Chancellor of the Division of Information Technology, Engin- ring, and the Environment at UniSA, for providing infrastructure and ?nancial support. We are also grateful to the US Air Force Of?ce of Scienti?c Research, Asian Of?ce of Aerospace Research and Development, and the Commonwealth Defence Science and Technology Organisation for their ?nancial support. Finally we would like to thank all those who contributed to the conference organization, without their help the conference could not have taken place.