NB Disruptive was updated and republished as Please Believe Me in February 2013! This expanded ebook version is very cheap and 20p from every copy sold goes to NAPAC.
"Disruptive (How I triumphed over years of abuse from those who were supposed to protect me)" by Angela Bayley is now available!
Eric is delighted to announce that after nearly four years of work, Disruptive (Disruptive: How I Triumphed Over Years of Abuse from Those Who Were Supposed to Protect Me) by Angela Bayley with Dr R. Eric Swanepoel has been published. You can read all about it elsewhere on this website.
Disruptive is
- a true adventure story with a happy ending
- a forensic analysis of the causes of eating disorders
- an astounding exposé of systematic failings in local government, the care system, the NHS, education and the justice system in the north of England
- a tale of treachery and loyalty, and, ultimately,
- a moving story of courage and recovery.
With a chapter by a consultant psychiatrist, Disruptive is, objectively, a far cry from your average “misery memoir”!
Press releases and a datasheet may be found here.
How to get hold of Disruptive and how you can help make it successful
Eric, having just taken delivery of the first copies of 'Disruptive' from the printers
There are several purchase options. All have their advantages and disadvantages so I can’t tell you which is best. I list them all below so you may make your own judgement. However, whether you end up buying Disruptive through Amazon or not, if you like the book then please post a review on Amazon! Go here to do so. You only need to write one sentence and click on a star rating. Naturally, I hope you will give it five stars! (You will be able to post a review only if you have at some point bought a book – any book – from Amazon.)
Buy from Angela or Eric
Advantages: If you buy from Angela or Eric then they make more money per copy you buy, and one of them can sign the book for you (and, with a bit of notice, get the other to sign too).
Disadvantages: From time to time you might be able to find better prices elsewhere, so it won’t necessarily be the cheapest option for you. This option does little to get the book stocked in shops or to boost its sales ranking on websites such as Amazon.
(a) Buy from Angela or Eric face-to-face
The RRP of the book is £11.99 but, for the time being, Eric will be charging £10 per copy.
(b) Buy from Synchrony Books with postal delivery
Please go to this webpage and follow instructions. For the time being the charge is £10.99 including postage and packing for UK orders.
Clare Galloway and Eric Swanepoel display the Synchrony Books logo, designed by Clare, and copies of 'Disruptive', the cover of which was designed by Vroni Holzmann. Picture taken in front of Clare's stall in the out of the Blue Drill Hall Art Market on 12 December 2009 by a kind stranger.
Buy from bookshops
Disadvantage: They probably won’t be stocking them at the moment so you’ll have to order a copy (although it should be available at Bookworm in Retford, Nottinghamshire, and Word Power in Edinburgh). Bookshops are likely to charge the List Price of £11.99.
Advantage: The advantage is for Synchrony Books, because the more people who order books from bookshops the more likely they are to consider stocking the book and the more likely people are to see it and buy it.
If you want to buy it from a bookshop, we suggest you print out and take along a copy of the datasheet.
Buy from Amazon
Disadvantage: Synchrony Books gets a relatively small cut of the selling price (but more if you go there though this link. You can also go through the link on the bottom right of this web page. Collectible copies available!
Advantage: If the sales ranking goes up then more people will notice the book!
NB: Please ignore a notice that it is “temporarily out of stock”. Amazon will order more stock as soon as you place an order, and it’ll only take a few days to arrive.
isruptive is published!
I am delighted to announce that after nearly four years of work, Disruptive (Disruptive: How I Triumphed Over Years of Abuse from Those Who Were Supposed to Protect Me) by Angela Bayley with Dr R. Eric Swanepoel has been published. You can read all about it on the Synchrony Books website (www.synchronybooks.co.uk). It’s a true adventure story with a happy ending, a forensic analysis of the causes of eating disorders, an astounding exposé of systematic failings in local government, the care system, the NHS, education and the justice system in the north of England, a tale of treachery and loyalty, and, ultimately, a moving story of courage and recovery. With a chapter by a consultant psychiatrist, Disruptive is, objectively, a far cry from your average “misery memoir”!
Press releases and a datasheet may be found here: https://synchronybooks.wordpress.com/2009/10/16/disruptive-datasheet/ .
How to get hold of Disruptive and how you can help make it successful
There are several purchase options, all have their advantages and disadvantages so I can’t tell you which is best. I list them all below so you may make your own judgement. However, whether you end up buying Disruptive through Amazon or not, if you like the book then please post a review on Amazon! Go to this page to do so: http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0956325807?ie=UTF8&tag=pethat-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=0956325807. You only need to write one sentence and click on a star rating. Naturally, I hope you will give it five stars! (You will be able to post a review only if you have at some point bought a book – any book – from Amazon.)
Buy from Angela or me
Advantages: If you buy from us then Angela and I make more money per copy you buy, and one of us can sign the book for you (and, with a bit of notice, get the other to sign too).
Disadvantages: From time to time you might be able to find better prices elsewhere, so it won’t necessarily be the cheapest option for you. This option does little to get the book stocked in shops or to boost its sales ranking on websites such as Amazon.
Buy from us face-to-face
I am about to order copies from the printer. These should arrive within a week. The RRP of the book is £11.99 but, for the time being, I shall be charging £10 per copy.
Buy from me with postal delivery
Please go to this webpage and follow instructions: http://www.biowrite.co.uk/synchronybooks/orders.html. For the time being I am charging £10.99 including postage and packing for UK orders.
Buy from bookshops
Disadvantage: They probably won’t be stocking them at the moment so you’ll have to order a copy. They are likely to charge the RRP of £11.99.
Advantage: The advantage is for Angela and myself, because the more people who order books from bookshops the more likely they are to consider stocking the book and the more likely people are to see it and buy it.
If you want to buy it from a bookshop I suggest you print out and take along a copy of the datasheet, which you may find here: http://www.biowrite.co.uk/synchronybooks/Disruptive_Datasheet_1.pdf.
Buy from Amazon
Disadvantage: We get a relatively small cut of the selling price (but more if you go there though this link: http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0956325807?ie=UTF8&tag=pethat-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=0956325807). You can also go through the link on the bottom right of this web page: http://www.biowrite.co.uk/synchronybooks/orders.html.
Advantage: If the sales ranking goes up then more people will notice the book!
Synchrony Books 