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As a young Friar I was fortunate to spend some time on my own in reflection and meditation, as I wandered in the Holy Land, including Jerusalem and elsewhere, Dorset in the United Kingdom, and Assisi in Italy. I see this an important moment of pilgrimage in my life. This volume was crafted at that time. Moments of beauty, lucidity and exploration are reproduced for you here, in the hope that you might also make some sense of what can only ever...

After experiencing the Great Barrier Reef on his last trip to Australia, Ozzy decides he wants to explore some of Australia's capital cities, starting with Sydney. During his holiday in Sydney, Ozzy meets the Linn family and stays with them in their harbourside home. The Linn children, Jade, Chen and Mei, really enjoy taking Ozzy around Sydney. In just a little over a week Ozzy experiences the fun of Bondi Beach, the glamour of the QVB, the jo...

But ... You Said Yellow!' features Michael Jones' painting series and his stories about Bill and Sheila, a retired Aussie couple who live in a tiny red and white caravan somewhere on the coast during the 1960s and 70s. Michael decided that Bill and Sheila should have their own book, so that they can give you youngsters some tips on how to live in harmony - well, almost - and how to survive on practically nothing. Bill is a knockabout bloke wh...

Turn it Up! is part-memoir of my time as a musician and journalist, and part-pop history, examining some of the unsung or more interesting bands which I have connected with in some way since I began listening to the radio as a kid. It begins with my first concert experience as a thirteen-year-old watching Ike and Tina Turner. I then revisit the records that impacted on me as a young teenager and the music that spurred me on to play myself when...

But ... You Said Yellow!' features Michael Jones' painting series and his stories about Bill and Sheila, a retired Aussie couple who live in a tiny red and white caravan somewhere on the coast during the 1960s and 70s. Michael decided that Bill and Sheila should have their own book, so that they can give you youngsters some tips on how to live in harmony - well, almost - and how to survive on practically nothing. Bill is a knockabout bloke wh...

The Eldovian Empire covers an ancient land that has seen the rise and fall of many a dynasty. Now word has begun to spread in the most secret parts of the country that the current Imperial bloodline has little time left... In the rural north, eleven-year-old Rassa is burdened with a secret nature he would do anything to be rid of. His desire to be normal like all his friends seems like a dream most days, and an impossible reality when the glut...

Jayden Harnett returns in this sequel to Directed by McCardle O'Hanlon. The young star, and emerging ballet dancer, who turned his back on a movie making career to study for a teaching degree, is lured back into the theatrical world. His story is a sprawling saga that covers four continents, two new films, and the revival of a classic play. For more than a year Jayden shoots films on location in Tasmania, and Norfolk Island in Australia, and K...

The discovery of a forgotten memory chest and an exquisite china bell from underneath the floorboards of a recently demolished house in Boulder, Western Australia, leads Susan Robinson on a fascinating search to identify the original owners. Her investigations take her back to the early 1900s and the life of Katja, a young Croatian woman who finds herself unexpectedly uprooted and thrust into a new and strange life in Western Australia from t...

Convicted of stealing a coat in 1832, Benjamin Stanton was sentenced to seven years transportation to Van Diemen's Land. He spent twelve months on the prison hulk, 'Euryalus' and then another four months on the convict transport ship 'Isabella' before arriving in Hobart Town on the 14th of November 1833. In January 1834 Benjamin was one of the first sixty-eight boys to be incarcerated at Point Puer, across the bay from Point Arthur, where a Bo...

Life doesn't have to be dull and boring. The same goes for running a business. Creating an environment where everyone loves to go to work because it is a fun place to be is a great thing to aspire to. The loyalty and effort your team will return to the business will make it that much more rewarding for everyone. Captain Mike's natural business instincts and strong sense of humour mean doing business (or living) with Mike is always guaranteed...

Speaking of Trains is a selection of stories centred on train travel. The book also includes snippets of history and little-known facts about the places visited. In addition to that, a subtle theme of humour and self-deprecation runs through the book. Jim Nicholls entertains his readers with his observations of everyday life in far off places. The following is from one of his train journeys - this one through India: Night falls quickly. Beyon...

A secret to protect, troubling history to ignore, and what's a righteous vigilante?Jack Dawson's days as a police detective have ended, but his son's political career needs help. He must find a killer to make sure his son's indiscretion remains a secret. Along the way, he discovers shocking truths to challenge his priorities. Can he ignore the bloodshed from decades ago? Suddenly, Jack must decide whether exposing the truth is worth risking hi...

Have you ever wondered if you have magical powers? Have you ever met anyone with magical powers? If not, today's your lucky day. Meet Magic Max - a young penguin who will thrill you with his amazing abilities. Exploring his powers Max quickly learns it's not always what it's cracked up to be. He learns the hard way that he needs to be careful what he wishes for.

The night is the time for contemplation, for satisfying desires . . . some of us seek it, we hunt for it . . . we are nocturnal." Come and walk on the wild side with Catherine Harford, as she steps into the undercover of night, and explores the darker side of human nature. In this gritty collection of poems, Harford abandons niceties and goes rogue, allowing the shadowy heart of matters to find it's place in the spotlight. Strap yourself i...

Life is not easy for a feral cat at the best of times, but the difficulties Bushytail faces on his journey to search for a home are far from ordinary. Bushytail wants to find his own territory, but the journey is dangerous. He has to avoid the humans and their noisy machines as well as being on alert for other toms that may want to challenge him. He is used to relying on his wits to survive, however, Bushytail realises that this time he needs...

After a daring escape from Cartagena, nine-year-old James can't wait to return to the familiar shores of Tortuga. Unfortunately, the Joneses and the pirateers didn't expect Dani to bring the admiral general's only son with them-whether he likes it or not. With the Spanish Navy on their heels, the pirateers can't stay on Tortuga, but getting off the island becomes much riskier when the privies attempt to kidnap their hostage. And it isn't only...

Walking in Stealth is a book which demonstrates poetry beyond crisis and has philosophical and theological implications for those living in the first half of the 21st century. Noel Jeffs SSF, also the author of Maturing in the Religious Life and the impending Balmain Meditations. And having global tenacity, providing an eye-opener to a mendicants life and subject to trial and error and without hypocrisy and as a new hermeneutics exposes life i...

You will cry Beg and ask why As the Lady of Death Saunters closely by . . . Here is an epic poem like no other. Written in real time, it is a narrative of mediumship, a work of automatic writing that befell Catherine Harford as she was forced to wade through the immediate aftermath of grief following the sudden death of her father. Isolated and alone, she was offered little choice but to shoulder the shock and enormity of this experience whil...

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Margaret, 'Dimpy' Gruar resides in the Mountain View Residential Manor at Kinross, a small town in the north of Tasmania. In A Deadly Manor, the second in the Dimpy Gruar mystery series, Dimpy discovers the body of a naked man floating in their brand new swimming pool. An autopsy reveals he not only drowned but had been bitten by a snake. The death and near death of two more residents of the Manor by snake bite has Dimpy on high alert. Why ha...