Jed Stone

Biography

I began writing professionally over 40 years ago, when I started work for a traditional English weekly newspaper. The five journalists at the Middleton Guardian sat round a table in the middle of a room no more than 15 metres square. All of life flowed across that table.

My first assignment was the Founder’s Day Service for a posh girls’ school in the town. I was 16 years old and surrounded by about 1,000 girls. This is a tough life, I thought, but someone’s got to do it.

I’ve lived in over 30 houses in my short life on earth. And I’ve had so many jobs, inside and outisde of journalism, that I’ve lost count. Some of them I’ve been happy to forget. But I’ve always kept coming back to journalism in some form or other, whether its writing, editing, design, photography or spin doctoring.

I’ve tried to be serious about making money, but discovered I’m more interested in experiencing life in all its fullness. LIfe’s too important to waste with work that has no meaning.

You can get in touch with me at jedstone@me.com most of the time

Books

Communication and Reconciliation: moving towards embrace
Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 22,410. Language: English. Published: September 28, 2011 . Categories: Nonfiction » Social Science » Global society studies, Nonfiction » Religion & Spirituality » Religion & politics
The importance of storytelling in bringing about reconciliation. This book draws from the disciplines of theology, psychology, sociology and anthropology to unveil the mysteries of cognitive and affective engagement that bring about the change in attitude, behaviour and relationship that reconciliation requires and introduces a three-dimensional relational model of the process.
Powerful presentations
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 13,430. Language: English. Published: July 11, 2011 . Categories: Nonfiction » Business & Economics » Management & human resources
Everything you wanted to know about Powerful Presentations is the essential guide to managers who want to speak with authority and confidence. It will help you perform well in any formal presentation.
Kosovo Resurrection
Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 98,510. Language: English. Published: July 7, 2011 . Categories: Fiction » Thriller & suspense » General, Fiction » Adventure » General
The death of a Serbian monk in the English Lake District begins a search for a medieval Icon that holds the key to modern Kosovo. Spin-doctor Charles Rennie is chased by KLA killers in a fast-paced adventure through the modern Balkans. The trail is spiced with romance, and a spine-tingling final battle at Decani monastery in Kosovo shows that even in death, love triumphs over evil.
Managing meetings
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 9,950. Language: English. Published: May 21, 2011 . Categories: Nonfiction » Business & Economics » Management & human resources
Everything you wanted to know about Managing Meetings is the essential guide to managers who want to lead and perform well in meetings.