Böcker av Alan Parkinson

Maralinga. A uniquely Australian tourist destination. A remote site in the State of South Australia where thousands of Service personnel, mainly British and Australian, witnessed the deliberate contamination of pristine Australian bush with plutonium. Maralinga, where Britain exploded 22 atomic bombs in the 1950s and 60s. 15 of those bombs were exploded in the infamous Vixen B trials in a manner which spread plutonium over hundreds of square kilometres. This is the inside story of the clean-up of a tiny fraction of the contaminated area. It is the story of how workmen in sealed vehicles scraped up thousands of tonnes of contaminated soil and transferred it to a huge burial trench. It is also the story of how thousands of tonnes of debris, contaminated with plutonium, were to have been treated in a manner considered by both British and Australian specialists to be ideal, was turned into a botched job by a group with no nuclear expertise in order to save money. It is the story of how the outcome was declared world's best practice by the newly formed Australian nuclear regulator, and was praised by the Australian government, but condemned by the federal opposition party. Maralinga has been returned to the Aboriginal owners, and tourists can now take their four-wheel drive vehicles to the site. They can walk on the cleaned area and learn something of the history. This book tells the rest.

How much would you risk when your family's safety is on the line?When an easy-going lorry driver uncovers a dead friend's secret, he has to decide whether to bury it before it buries him.Jack Ferris is happy. He has a business; he has friends; he has his pigeons, and he has a wife and daughter whom he adores.His life is turned upside down when his best friend dies, and the secrets Jack uncovers put his entire world at risk.Where does he turn? Who can he trust? Does he go public or go underground?Burying Reggie is the tale of an ordinary man, forced into extraordinary circumstances, contending with gangsters, guns, and fortnightly bin collections.

Could you change the habits of a lifetime when everything you have ever known is at risk? When an internet troll is exposed, he is forced to come off benefits and seek employment in a call centre he has been trolling.Turning his life around is not easy, especially when his past begins to catch up with him and he has to confront the one person he fears most.Himself.Troll Life is a comic tale of hopes and fears, revenge and redemption.With the humorous style of Christopher Brookmyre and Carl Hiaasen, Alan Parkinson's fourth novel explores the world of online trolling and the many frustrations of working in a call centre.Office politics clash with one man's struggle to leave his past behind and become a productive member of society.

How do you escape the last place you want to be? Liam hates his job working for Phonetix Mobile. Fighting for every second and battling with every customer, he is close to the edge. Bumper's business is going under. His debts are rising, his drinking is getting worse and his wife has had enough. Jodie is unemployed and is desperate for work to give her son the life he deserves. Her mobile phone on the other hand, appears to have no intention of working.>The long awaited follow up to Leg It, Alan Parkinson's debut novel. Idle Threats, set in Sunderland, is a fast paced tale of guns, bombs, gangsters and sombreros. Comic crime fiction in the style of Chris Brookmyre and Colin Bateman, Idle Threats will have you on the edge of your seat. A must for anyone who has ever suffered either working in a call centre or spent hours on the phone to one. Would you take it one step further and take a gun into a call centre to settle your grievances?

Considering studying geography at university? Wondering whether a geography degree will get you a good job, and what you might earn? Want to know what it's actually like to study geography at degree level? This book tells you what you need to know. Studying any subject at degree level is an investment in the future that involves significant cost. Now more than ever, students and their parents need to weigh up the potential benefits of university courses. That's where the Why Study series comes in. This series of books, aimed at students, parents and teachers, explains in practical terms the range and scope of an academic subject at university level and where it can lead in terms of careers or further study. Each book sets out to enthuse the reader about its subject and answer the crucial questions that a college prospectus does not.

Explains important topics for managers to understand about business finance. This books covers the three main levels of management: supervisory/first-line management (NVQ level 3), middle management (Certificate/NVQ level 4) and senior management (Diploma/NVQ level 5).