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Asking the Best Questions

A Comprehensive Interviewing Handbook for Journalists, Podcasters, Bloggers, Vloggers, Influencers, and Anyone Who Asks Questions Under Pressure

by Paul McLaughlin ...

Interviewing is more complex than just asking questions. A successful interview involves multiple skills, including listening, commitment to a line of questions, and the ability to adapt to whatever unfolds throughout the process.Paul McLaughlin has spent decades studying the art of the interview as a working journalist, interviewing coach, and educator. Using examples from his own career and ... Read more

$5.15 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Interviewing is more complex than just asking questions. A successful interview involves multiple skills, including listening, commitment to a line of questions, and the ability to adapt to whatever unfolds throughout the process.Paul McLaughlin has spent decades studying the art of the interview as a working journalist, interviewing coach, and educator. Using examples from his own career and
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The Suicide Magnet

Inside the Battle to Erect a Safety Barrier on Toronto’s Bloor Viaduct

by Paul McLaughlin ...

**FINALIST FOR TORONTO BOOK AWARDSThe inside story of the grassroots fight to have a suicide barrier erected on Toronto’s “bridge of death.”**Most Torontonians have no idea their city once hosted the second most popular suicide magnet in North America, behind the Golden Gate Bridge. Since its completion in 1918, more than four hundred people jumped to their death from the Bloor Viaduct, which ... Read more

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**FINALIST FOR TORONTO BOOK AWARDSThe inside story of the grassroots fight to have a suicide barrier erected on Toronto’s “bridge of death.”**Most Torontonians have no idea their city once hosted the second most popular suicide magnet in North America, behind the Golden Gate Bridge. Since its completion in 1918, more than four hundred people jumped to their death from the Bloor Viaduct, which
... Read more
Jacques Plante & The Parkdale Knitting League

A Full-Length One-Act Play

by Paul McLaughlin ...

Jacques Plante & the Parkdale Knitting League“Plante’s life great theatre.” — Calgary Herald“Phantom of the crease: Jacques Plante read the classics and penned love poems to his wife; now a stage play captures the mysterious life of an eccentric hockey pioneer.” — The Montreal GazetteHe was the greatest hockey goalie of his time. A man who defied the code of the game that branded any goalie who ... Read more

$2.69 USD

Jacques Plante & the Parkdale Knitting League“Plante’s life great theatre.” — Calgary Herald“Phantom of the crease: Jacques Plante read the classics and penned love poems to his wife; now a stage play captures the mysterious life of an eccentric hockey pioneer.” — The Montreal GazetteHe was the greatest hockey goalie of his time. A man who defied the code of the game that branded any goalie who
... Read more
Asking The Best Questions

by Paul McLaughlin ...

Interviewing is more complex than just asking questions. A successful interview involves multiple skills, including active listening, commitment to a line of questions, and the ability to adapt to whatever unfolds throughout the process.Paul McLaughlin has spent decades studying the art of the interview as a working journalist, interviewing coach, and educator. Using personal examples and ... Read more

$5.99 USD

Interviewing is more complex than just asking questions. A successful interview involves multiple skills, including active listening, commitment to a line of questions, and the ability to adapt to whatever unfolds throughout the process.Paul McLaughlin has spent decades studying the art of the interview as a working journalist, interviewing coach, and educator. Using personal examples and
... Read more
Anarchism and Authority

A Philosophical Introduction to Classical Anarchism

by Paul McLaughlin ...

Examining the political theory of anarchism from a philosophical and historical perspective, Paul McLaughlin relates anarchism to the fundamental ethical and political problem of authority. The book pays particular attention to the authority of the state and the anarchist rejection of all traditional claims made for the legitimacy of state authority, the author both explaining and defending the ... Read more

$79.99 USD

Examining the political theory of anarchism from a philosophical and historical perspective, Paul McLaughlin relates anarchism to the fundamental ethical and political problem of authority. The book pays particular attention to the authority of the state and the anarchist rejection of all traditional claims made for the legitimacy of state authority, the author both explaining and defending the
... Read more
Audiobook

These Are Such Perfect Days

The Del Amitri Story

by Charles Rawlings-Way ...

Narrated by David Monteath, Paul McLaughlin ...

Unabridged

12 hours 42 min

‘I don’t think it’s crazy when people tell me that a song of ours changed their lives. They changed ours forever….’ JUSTIN CURRIEGlasgow band Del Amitri have sold more than six million albums. Their 1995 single Roll To Me cracked the Top 10 in the US, and five of their albums went Top 10 in the UK. But as yet there hasn’t been anything substantial written about the band…until now!From ambition to ... Read more

$15.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

‘I don’t think it’s crazy when people tell me that a song of ours changed their lives. They changed ours forever….’ JUSTIN CURRIEGlasgow band Del Amitri have sold more than six million albums. Their 1995 single Roll To Me cracked the Top 10 in the US, and five of their albums went Top 10 in the UK. But as yet there hasn’t been anything substantial written about the band…until now!From ambition to
... Read more
Audiobook

Wisdom of a Yogi

Lessons for Modern Seekers from Autobiography of a Yogi

by Rizwan Virk ...

Narrated by Paul Mclaughlin ...

Unabridged

9 hours 10 min

'The impact of the Autobiography wasn't limited to musicians or spiritual seekers. Steve Jobs, Co-founder of Apple Inc., which became the world's most valuable company, was a big fan and went so far as to say it was one of his favourite books. Jobs first read it as a teenager and claimed to have re-read it every year since then.'Paramahansa Yogananda's Autobiography of a Yogi was one of the most ... Read more

$12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

'The impact of the Autobiography wasn't limited to musicians or spiritual seekers. Steve Jobs, Co-founder of Apple Inc., which became the world's most valuable company, was a big fan and went so far as to say it was one of his favourite books. Jobs first read it as a teenager and claimed to have re-read it every year since then.'Paramahansa Yogananda's Autobiography of a Yogi was one of the most
... Read more
Audiobook

Black Tom's Red Army

by Nicholas Carter ...

Narrated by Paul Mclaughlin ...

Series series Shadow on the Crown
Unabridged

14 hours 2 min

The deciding Battle of Naseby looms on the horizon in this historical adventure of the English Civil War.It is more than a year since printer's apprentice turned Parliamentarian soldier William Sparrow and his Royalist rival Hugo Telling last came to blows. Parliament's armies, bruised beaten and humiliated despite their ever-increasing numerical advantage, have been reconstituted as the New Model ... Read more

$24.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Also available as: eBook

The deciding Battle of Naseby looms on the horizon in this historical adventure of the English Civil War.It is more than a year since printer's apprentice turned Parliamentarian soldier William Sparrow and his Royalist rival Hugo Telling last came to blows. Parliament's armies, bruised beaten and humiliated despite their ever-increasing numerical advantage, have been reconstituted as the New Model
... Read more

Also available as: eBook
Audiobook

Jack

by Maddie Wade ...

Narrated by Paul McLaughlin ...

Series Audiobook 8 - Eidolon Black Ops
Unabridged

5 hours 40 min

Once a protector, he has now become the hunter.Jack Granger has done the right thing all his life, but when his life was turned upside down, forming Eidolon became his salvation. He built a team who are ready to fight beside him and die for the vow they all made—to protect the Queen. Once more his world is shattered by betrayal, his very essence is rocked as long-hidden secrets emerge, and the ... Read more

$6.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Once a protector, he has now become the hunter.Jack Granger has done the right thing all his life, but when his life was turned upside down, forming Eidolon became his salvation. He built a team who are ready to fight beside him and die for the vow they all made—to protect the Queen. Once more his world is shattered by betrayal, his very essence is rocked as long-hidden secrets emerge, and the
... Read more
Audiobook

Turncoat's Drum

by Nicholas Carter ...

Narrated by Paul Mclaughlin ...

Series series Shadow on the Crown
Unabridged

11 hours 25 min

The country is in turmoil in this thrilling historical adventure of the English Civil War.It is 1643, and the struggle between Parliament and the King erupts in the West Country, tearing families apart and setting village against village. But for some, this fight is not only about crown and country: it is far more personal than that. Royalist soldier Hugo Telling wishes Parliamentarian William ... Read more

$17.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

The country is in turmoil in this thrilling historical adventure of the English Civil War.It is 1643, and the struggle between Parliament and the King erupts in the West Country, tearing families apart and setting village against village. But for some, this fight is not only about crown and country: it is far more personal than that. Royalist soldier Hugo Telling wishes Parliamentarian William
... Read more
Audiobook

Long Lost Sunset, The

by Jenny Cutts ...

Narrated by Paul Mclaughlin ...

Series Audiobook 2 - The Falling Awake Mysteries
Unabridged

9 hours 55 min

A haunted hotel. A mysterious plot. But who is running out of time?Scotland, 1991. Dan is too busy working to have a relationship. So, when a paranormal investigation takes him to Edinburgh, at least he can catch up with old friends. But when he overhears a mysterious plot, he discovers another reason to stay.Dan enlists the help of a friend with strange abilities but doesn’t like what he finds. ... Read more

$12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

A haunted hotel. A mysterious plot. But who is running out of time?Scotland, 1991. Dan is too busy working to have a relationship. So, when a paranormal investigation takes him to Edinburgh, at least he can catch up with old friends. But when he overhears a mysterious plot, he discovers another reason to stay.Dan enlists the help of a friend with strange abilities but doesn’t like what he finds.
... Read more
Audiobook

Invisible Body, The

by Jenny Cutts ...

Narrated by Paul Mclaughlin ...

Series Audiobook 1 - The Falling Awake Mysteries
Unabridged

7 hours 47 min

A strange ability. A discovered corpse. But will his supernatural sleuthing skills lead him into a killer’s trap?England, 1990. Reed has travelled his whole life in search of someone who understands him. So he’s thrilled when his journey brings him to free-spirited Zoya, who shares his rare ability to dream-walk. But after his gift leads him to a hidden corpse, he becomes the prime suspect in the ... Read more

$11.03 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

A strange ability. A discovered corpse. But will his supernatural sleuthing skills lead him into a killer’s trap?England, 1990. Reed has travelled his whole life in search of someone who understands him. So he’s thrilled when his journey brings him to free-spirited Zoya, who shares his rare ability to dream-walk. But after his gift leads him to a hidden corpse, he becomes the prime suspect in the
... Read more