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Tom isn’t anything to anyone, or at least he wasn’t until the dying wish of his father sent him on a seemingly impossible trek to find a lost wartime lover, unwittingly throwing Tom into a maelstrom of violence, death and romance. An exciting and sometimes humorous escapade which started when a bereaved son had nothing better to do.
“A hero is not measured by the strength of his sword, but by the strength of his justice.”
When 8-year-old Derek first heard the story of the Turnip Knight he was obsessed. Now he trains every day to be strong enough to one day become a Turnip Knight. But everyone around him tells him it isn't real! Strange things begin to happen around Derek and Doko Village. Perhaps the truth is not something anyone expected.
Follow Derek and his friend, Pippie Lip, as they embark on a journey of discovery and friendship. Everyone's adventure should start small, and with Derek being small himself, this first adventure is the perfect size for him. Magic, warriors, monsters and mischief await in Tales of the Turnip Knight.
In 550 BC, or thereabouts, Buddha stated: “I am the sum total of everything I thought.”
This was divine wisdom that is inspiration for the book’s title, The Truth Is What You Believe. Everything you think is based on a process of thought reaching a conclusion that becomes exactly what you are, as you traverse the complexities and opportunities of your life.
‘The Truth of Religion’ reviews the position of the major religions and influences they have in societies globally today, and how technological/social giants like Google, Facebook and YouTube threaten the loyalty to religion and the values that came with those belief systems.
A series of natural disasters conceal what might be terrorist attacks. Enter Edward Talbot, the latest member of a generation of an anonymous and singular family line of what might be deemed “Messiahs-in-waiting” or “God’s warriors”. On loan from the secret government organisation who resource his family line (and study them with perhaps an eye to control them), Edward helps investigate the reasons behind the disasters.
He soon discovers strange truths that threaten to fully negate the prospect of him ever being Messiah. Amongst the mysteries he encounters is what appears to be an alien incursion, a sub-culture of militant vampires and an insidious government experiment involving neurological dimmer switches. Additionally, the demonic entities he regularly encounters start to look like they may have nothing to do with religion and everything to do with quantum physics. And all of it begins to look disturbingly interconnected.
Luckily for Edward, he’s been the recipient of an in-depth scientific education that has made him agnostic – meaning he no longer accepts anything on faith but instead thrives on questioning everything and will not stop until he has all the answers – much to the chagrin (and frequent alarm) of those who are most happy to blindly follow him.
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Melissa is a divorced single mother teaching in a small village primary school. After she moves to the village to live in the cottage which becomes her home she meets an interesting guest house owner who has a very unusual past. She also discovers that the jam made from the fruit of the strange tree she finds in her garden may have special powers.
Melissa is very much a family person and her grown-up daughter and her mother play important roles in her life, sometimes with unforeseen complications. 17th Century Man is a charming story with an interesting twist, a tale of life's rich patterns and how the unexpected may arise from the humdrum pace of normal life.
It all started in a small industrial town in the north of England. Walking into a boxing gym was the start of an amazing metamorphosis for the 14-year-old. At age 20, he had developed into a 16-stone boxer, powerlifter and ferocious street fighter, with a knock-out punch in both hands. This is the story of a young man who, lacking education, immigrated to Australia at just 18 years of age only to experience the twilight world of sleaze and violence in Perth’s underbelly, confronting and often overcoming the many challenges he encountered. Returning to England at 21, he mastered his craft as a bouncer and street fighter, attended two universities, obtained three degrees and was awarded a doctorate at the age of 39.
It is a true story based on 13 years of research: the story of friendship between a Jewish boy, Freddy and his Christian friend, Helmut (who are separated by the political turmoil of the aftermath of the First World War in Germany), who obliged Freddy and Freddy’s family to seek refuge in France. It is also the story of friendship between Freddy and George, Freddy’s classmate whom Freddy meets in school in Paris. Moreover, it is also the story of Sigmund, whose patriotic blindness impacted his and his family’s life; the story of Nellie, who left Germany for Colombia before Nellie’s parents sought refuge in France and whose mission would be to reunite the family in a peaceful and friendly country.
Furthermore, the novel also emphasises the emotional costs of the First World War and its indirect result on the onset of the Second World War.
Jock and Rachael rush to Mount Isa to identify their father tragically killed in a motor accident.
Mount Isa, in the heart of the Australian Outback, is the prime backdrop for the extraordinary and harrowing events that unfold.
People’s lives come together and fall apart while they confront the consequences of their hopes and dreams and struggle to find meaning.
There are stones tossed into the pond as the ripples and waves wash out, while the coolabah tree stands as the silent enduring guardian.
An intriguing and intricate narrative into relationships, leaving the reader to anxiously anticipate the characters’ fate through the thought-provoking events.
In The Crime Collection by Eugene Pike, the empha-sis is on action and suspense, but also on those complexities of life that interfere with investigations and make the lot of a detective so frustrating.
The investigators at the heart of these four stories –private detectives in the first pair, police officers in the second – are confronted with crimes that unravel to reveal hidden, perhaps inexplicable connections which the detectives, with their own flaws and foibles, are often ill-equipped to deal with.
In the first story, ‘The Gunman in Black’, private detective Benny Holland, dogged by accusations of professional misconduct, investigates the kidnap-ping of a child. In ‘The Case of the Missing Lion’ detective Finney attempts to connect the strange goings-on at Mayfield Hall with an escape from the local zoo. ‘Murder, She Stuttered’ concerns the case of a man strangled in a college toilet, while the final story, ‘Murder in the Shadows’, tells the sad tale of a police constable who discovers that the dead body he finds slumped in a bus terminal is that of his long-lost love…
Imagine living in such a cold, desolate but beautiful place as the Arctic.
Polar Bear shivers and quivers from the cold wind that blows and snowflakes that melt as they touch his warm nose….
What strange creatures Polar Bear sees around him - whales that dive deep into the ocean, penguins that waddle and slip and slide on the ice but can swim like a graceful ballerina under water, brightly coloured puffins who can fly and swim under water, the narwhal with its long pointed tusk………
There is a lot to learn for a polar bear cub and he needs to listen to mother and do what she says so that he stays happy and safe for the rest of his days.
Polar Bear, Polar Bear is a picture book for young children written in rhyme to encourage their imagination. It is an early introduction to this amazing animal and his environment under threat through climate change.
Encourage your child or class group to join in and read along with you. Follow the text with your finger so that early readers make a connection between the spoken and written word. Learn the rhythm and rhyme, act out the text and become a polar bear, the icy cold wind or the whales as they dive, waddle like a penguin or swoop like an Arctic tern…
Tom Hartley retires and soon afterwards his wife dies. After years of happy marriage, he is left alone in the large family home. Realising that he has to build himself a new life, he moves into a smaller house, tries new activities and makes new friends amongst other lonely senior singles. He takes Spanish lessons, tries yoga, singles holidays, dancing, tennis and crosses America along Route 66, all with hilarious consequences as he throws himself into his new lifestyle. After gaining and losing one love, he finds another very unexpectedly.
When a teenage boy with raging hormones and a strong desire for freedom clashes with the regime implemented by an increasingly narcissistic father, things take dramatic and, sometimes, terrifying turns.
Follow a year in the life of Kevin and his friends as they fight and try to understand their own demons at the same time as forming unbreakable friendships during adventures with often hilarious highs and the consequences of the dire lows.
