Books with author M. Hardcastle

As Daniel Hardcastle careers towards thirty, he looks back on what has really made him happy in life: the friends, the romances… the video games. Told through encounters with the most remarkable – and the most mind-boggling – games of the last thirty-odd years, Fuck Yeah, Video Games is also a love letter to the greatest hobby in the world.From God of War to Tomb Raider, Pokémon to The Sims, Daniel relives each game with countless in-jokes, obscure references and his signature wit, as well as intricate, original illustrations by Rebecca Maughan. Alongside this march of merriment are chapters dedicated to the hardware behind the games: a veritable history of Sony, Nintendo, Sega and Atari consoles.Joyous, absurd, personal and at times sweary, Daniel's memoir is a celebration of the sheer brilliance of video games.

As Daniel Hardcastle careers towards thirty, he looks back on what has really made him happy in life: the friends, the romances… the video games. Told through encounters with the most remarkable – and the most mind-boggling – games of the last thirty-odd years, Fuck Yeah, Video Games is also a love letter to the greatest hobby in the world.From God of War to Tomb Raider, Pokémon to The Sims, Daniel relives each game with countless in-jokes, obscure references and his signature wit, as well as intricate, original illustrations by Rebecca Maughan. Alongside this march of merriment are chapters dedicated to the hardware behind the games: a veritable history of Sony, Nintendo, Sega and Atari consoles.Joyous, absurd, personal and at times sweary, Daniel's memoir is a celebration of the sheer brilliance of video games.

How do you respond when Fortune challenges you with difficult times? It's part of being human that we progress through life in fits and starts. We stumble, catch ourselves, and move on. We enjoy. We endure. We struggle. We thrive. Bad things happen. Good things happen. How we respond defines us. Are you taking control? Or are you just along for the ride? Using stories from his own life and allegories from his musical passion, author Mark Hardcastle shows you how to build the orchestra you want to have. More importantly, he urges you to look at your own life patterns, to find the courage and confidence to make it over, under, around, and through any obstacles along your path. "Weaves together motivational, autobiographical, and philosophical threads into a colorful tapestry. Reading the book is like sitting across the breakfast table drinking coffee as Mark shares personal reflections and the prioritizing of life's challenges, while you gently consider, sift, absorb, and enjoy." - Dr. Z. Randall Stroope, internationally acclaimed composer, conductor, and lecturer. "Shows you how to turn the cacophony of your life into something better, something harmonious." - Alexander Green, Investment Director of The Oxford Club and best-selling author of Beyond Wealth: The Road Map to a Rich Life

How do you respond when Fortune challenges you with difficult times?It’s part of being human that we progress through life in fits and starts. We stumble, catch ourselves, and move on. We enjoy. We endure. We struggle. We thrive. Bad things happen. Good things happen. How we respond defines us. Are you taking control? Or are you just along for the ride? Your life is a Symphony, and you are the conductor! Using stories from his own life and allegories from his musical passion, author Mark Hardcastle shows you how to build the orchestra you want to have. More importantly, he urges you to look at your own life patterns, to find the courage and confidence to make it over, under, around, and through any obstacles along your path. You HAVE seen it and done it before. You CAN continue until you achieve your goals. Now is the time to gather your arsenal of stories and tools that will help you not only to survive your current challenges, but to thrive when the next rough patch appears.So pick up your Conductor’s Baton, create your own Orchestra, and conduct the Symphony of Your Life!

From a talented emerging Australian writer, a brave, honest, unforgettable memoir about mental illness that breaks the silence and shatters the taboos to give hope to all those struggling to find their way through.'When I was eleven years old Mum told me, "One crowded hour of glorious life is worth an age without a name." Even before I heard these words I was always a child who crammed intense joy into tiny pockets of time.'One day Sophie Hardcastle realised the joy she'd always known had disappeared. She was constantly tired, with no energy, no motivation and no sense of enjoyment for surfing, friends, conversations, movies, parties, family - for anything. Her hours became empty. And then, the month before she turned seventeen, that emptiness filled with an intense, unbearable sadness that made her scream and tear at her skin. Misdiagnosed with chronic fatigue, then major depression, then temporal lobe epilepsy, she was finally told - three years, two suicide attempts and five hospital admissions later - that she had Bipolar 1 Disorder.In this honest and beautifully told memoir, Sophie lays bare her story of mental illness - of a teenage girl using drugs, alcohol and sex in an attempt to fix herself; of her family's anguish and her loss of self. It is a brave and hopeful story of adaptation, learning to accept and of ultimately realising that no matter how deep you have sunk, the surface is always within reach. Running Like China shatters the silence and smashes the taboos around mental illness. It is an unforgettable story.

When Ed and his family move to his grandmother's Devon cottage on the eve of World War II, little does he know that sinister rumours of witchcraft will soon have him and his sister, Bella fighting for their very lives.He discovers that they are the objects of an ancient prophecy, charged with releasing the spirits of three witches from a wishing well, where they are trapped and powerless. And he soon finds that magic is all too real, as he struggles with his task against evil enemies, his own burgeoning power and a world that just got more complex than he could ever imagine. Join him as he battles evil creatures and a legacy of hatred and twisted power; as he discovers burgeoning love ands fight to retain some small amount of control in a world on the brink of hideous conflict.