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The Opal Desert is the story of three women from different generations with unresolved issues in their lives who meet in the fictitious NSW town of Opal Lake. Kerrie, in her 40s, has just lost her famous sculptor husband who had been the centre of her existence and for whom she made many sacrifices and she now finds her life has lost direction. Shirley, approaching 80, was betrayed by her lover many years before and has retreated from the worl...

Queenie and TR return in Di Morrissey's sequel to the bestselling "Heart of the Dreaming." Queenie Hanlon has a perfect life. She's the mother of two adoring children, the wealthy owner of a thriving outback station and the wife of handsome bushman TR Hamilton. Then one day, Queenie's perfect life comes crashing down. . . Her bitter and vengeful brother returns from Italy to lay claim to his inheritance. Her precious daughter is seduced by her...

Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award in PoetryOnly for you do the two mute girls on stagewho falter at first, erratic as staticin the synaptic gap between each image, imperceptibly jolt to life-grinning, tap-dancing, morphing into footage, their arms like immaculate pistons, their legs like knives . . .It lasts a minute, their having-been-written onto light.-from "The Mutoscope"Sinéad Morrissey is one of the most fascinating tal...

Photographer, naturalist, and adventurer has a well ­trained eye and has clocked countless hours in the wild-both on the trails and far from the beaten path. In this book, he will teach you how to gear up for a successful shoot (both in terms of choosing and using equipment and preparing yourself psychologically and physically), then offers practical technical and artistic insights as to how to best go about documenting untouched landscapes, n...

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What is marine biology and why is it important? The Eleventh Edition of Introduction to the Biology of Marine Life answers these questions and inspires students to appreciate marine life and ocean ecosystems. Assuming no prior knowledge of marine biology, this entertaining text covers the essentials to a foundational understanding of marine organisms and their environments. The conversational writing style, latest research, and engaging featur...

RUN A SCI-FI EPIC! This manual contains the core rules of the What's O.L.D. is N.E.W. roleplaying game system, designed for a futuristic campaign. While other books tell you how to create a character or build a universe, this book tells you how to play the game. With rules for attribute checks, countdowns, luck, combat, injury & death, objects, and the environment, inside you'll find all the rules you need to adjudicate any task your character...

Rarely recognized outside its boundaries today, the Pacific Northwest region known at the turn of the century as the Inland Empire included portions of the states of Washington and Idaho, as well as British Columbia. Katherine G. Morrissey traces the history of this self-proclaimed region from its origins through its heyday. In doing so, she challenges the characterization of regions as fixed places defined by their geography, economy, and dem...

GEAR UP FOR ACTION! This manual includes a wide variety of weapons, armor, equipment, drugs, cybernetics, vehicles, and more for characters in the What's O.L.D. is N.E.W. roleplaying game system along with rules for upgrading and customizing gear. From subspace beacons, to gravbelts, to handlheld scanners, from sonic pistols to laser swords, from kevlar vests to powered armor, the equipment you choose us an important decision. And with more ex...

This book extends the current international interest in the conceptualization of the marine sector to explore its importance of at different geographical scales: from the national, to regional and small area analysis within the context of base theory, New Economic Geography, agglomeration theory, industrial cluster policy and small area level analysis. In conjunction with each spatial scale and its associated theories, a number of computationa...

This book extends the current international interest in the conceptualization of the marine sector to explore its importance of at different geographical scales: from the national, to regional and small area analysis within the context of base theory, New Economic Geography, agglomeration theory, industrial cluster policy and small area level analysis. In conjunction with each spatial scale and its associated theories, a number of computationa...

Sinéad Morrissey is one of the most fascinating talents in international poetry. Recently appointed Belfast's first poet laureate, she creates poems known for their combination of keen intelligence and whispered intimacy.In Parallax, which won the 2013 T. S. Eliot Prize, Morrissey writes of what is captured, and what is lost, when houses and cityscapes, servants and saboteurs ("the different people who lived in sepia"), are arrested in time by...

Sonoma Meets Miss Mouse is a heartwarming tale of a little girl named Sonoma and her new best friend. Through the warm, vibrant illustrations and rich text, children will learn the value of friendship and the importance of helping all creatures great and small.

Create soldiers, bounty hunters, engineers, doctors, traders, and starship captains in this sourcebook for the What's O.L.D. is N.E.W. roleplaying game system. With over 60 careers, 7 species, and a wide selection of skills, traits, and exploits, this book walks you through the character creation process. Select your character's early careers using the life-path system to create erudite Android medics, reckless Human smugglers, mighty Ogron ma...

The death of a child is the greatest loss of all. Losing one's child is a non-negotiable experience that can cast one adrift in uncharted waters in a boat without anchor or rudder. Initially, one's mind is kept busy attending to necessary arrangements-but within a few days, the reality of loss sets in-and does not leave. The order of the day suddenly becomes disorder, and seeing it through is the ordeal at hand for emotional survival. Adrift: ...

Brother and sister Ned and Bella Chisholm are struggling with a family tragedy that has set them on opposite paths

Edward Cahill SJ was an influential figure in Ireland during the early decades of the new Irish State Eamon de Valera was a good friend of Cahill's and shared many of is views.

Einstein was a happy little guy, living with the old man who loved science. But one day everything changed, and Einstein found himself lost and alone. "Einstein the Science Dog: Lost and Found" is the first in a series of books which combine a children's story about Einstein the Science Dog and concepts from the Next Generation Science Standards. The book is printed in Dyslexie font to make it easier to read for students who are dyslexic.

Shawna is an eight-year-old girl who is smart, loves to read and does well in school. But Shawna is terribly, terribly shy, so she has trouble being confident and making friends -- until she meets a lady in shimmering white who teaches her to see her special gifts and love herself. In other words, she teaches Shawna to sparkle. The book was written by a veteran teacher who wants children to recognize their unique gifts and learn to love themse...

This sourcebook for the What's O.L.D. is N.E.W. roleplaying game system contains information on space and starship operations. Astronomical information - scale, stars, spectral classifications, unusual stars, black holes, rogue planets, nebulae, anomalies, astroengineering. Random space phenomena - from funnel clouds to quantum singularities, magnetars to wormholes. Space travel - distance & time, setting assumptions, inner system travel, time...