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English for Daily Conversation:  Paul Stroud's latest books on AMAZON: Special Amazon deals: Paul Stroud is an English teacher in Japan and he has written numerous very interesting books about his life and work in Tokyo...plus some books about general health issues and about ageing...an this passion for Japanese football... *This is a link to all Paul Stroud's books on Amazon:   https://amzn.to/462ly6g English for Daily Conversation: 50 topics and over 700 questions for conversation practice in the EFL classroom. About the author: Paul Stroud: My name is Paul Stroud, the author of the recently released EFL conversation text 'English for Daily Conversation', and the preceeding 'English Forum' series of materials for oral communication practice.  Additionally, I authored a couple of books on my experiences living and teaching for the past 20 years in the land of the rising sun titled 'Living in Japan: The Good, Bad, and Unusual', and 'Teach English in ...

*Ultra runners Ben and Sarah Hudson (*above) in the MK half-marathon race. North Wales trio tackle Milton Keynes marathon races. Report by Don Hale.  https://donhaleblog.blogspot.com Three North Wales based runners competed in the Milton Keynes marathon and half-marathon events last Sunday, and they all recorded some good times. Stuart Culverhouse  (*pictured right), opted for a the full marathon and he set a new PB marathon time of 3 hours 38 minutes and 4 seconds, and after his race he confirmed: “A new PB by around 1 min 50 secs. It could have been better. I hung on to the 3:30 pacer for a while, but my legs gave up with 4 miles to go. Still really happy, even if I can't get up off the floor as I type this.” Ultra runners Ben and Sarah Hudson ran in the half-marathon race with Ben shaking off an ankle injury to finish in 1 hour 51 minutes and 58 seconds, whilst Sarah’s time was also very good in 1.53.47.  What made their times even remarkable was the fact that b...

*Prolific Northern Ireland author Eileen McCourt (*above) has written and published nearly 50 books with bookpublishing4u.co.uk, and now sells her books online via Amazon to a host of regular readers worldwide. About two years ago, Eileen also featured her work on a special Amazon promotion in America. https://donhaleblog.blogspot.com Calling All Authors! Everyone has a book in them! Isn't it time yours was read? As Self-Publishing Specialists  We Can Turn Your Book Into A Reality!                                         What is self-publishing?  Call now on 01745 832211.  www.bookpublishing4u.co.uk Quite simply, it is a way of quickly and cheaply getting a book published without the need for a traditional publisher (publishing house). More and more authors are now choosing the self-publishing route over the traditional...