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When Barry Ottoman's idyllic, solitary, lifestyle is shattered by the appearance of unwanted interlopers with a mysterious agenda and intent on harm, he must call upon his vast knowledge of Australia's northern rain-forest's flora and fauna, to effect an escape from a deadly pursuit....

When the world is thrown into a downward spiral of chaos, four very different people from the darkness will fight their way across the vastness of the great southern land. Men turn to countrymen, who have now become enemies. Each man must look within in order to overcome their worst nightmares; or worse, to become them...

This book is about finding an explanation for my experiences as a healer, a role which I fell into without any idea of how or why it worked as effectively as it did. I have always been aware that my mind seems to work differently to others in some circumstances, such as noticing that I didn’t have any subjective memory at the age of 23 after a fright in an aircraft when the floor hatch on which I stepped fell a half an inch and locked. This gave me a great fright at the time, and the aircrew told me I was as white as a sheet at the time.

Reinvent Your Waste is a book about the history of waste, or garbage, and the progression of waste management and recycling in the United States, with some special emphasis on the state of Michigan. The book highlights four themes – respect, recover, reinvent, and restore, with each section offering insights and inspiration for those who want to be better stewards for Earth.

Turning Around a Troubled School is the story of a very public leadership challenge in reversing the fortunes of a failing government school in the affluent eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Australia. The school population had crashed from over 1,000 students to just over 250, and the school had been given only 12 months to turn around, otherwise it would be closed. Peter Hutton, a new principal with a bold vision, took on the task. Eight years later, the population had grown to over 1,000, and the school was recognized internationally as one of the most innovative in the world.

This thrilling, unpredictable, yet sometimes hilarious quest takes you from the fashionable London restaurant scene to the wild untamed jungles of the Cardamom Mountains, where an English baker and a Cambodian refugee search for a missing family and try to find a mythical plant, source of an incredible and unique spice.

A new threat challenges the human race years after Covid-19 ravaged the globe. Far worse and infinitely more infectious, it strikes swiftly and definitively, devastating the population. A select few survivors in Melbourne, Australia follow an urge to make their way out of the city toward an unknown destination and unsure future. What they find and become wasn't anything they could have ever imagined....

Horace is so excited to play with his friend, Mary McKay, a beautiful and graceful wombat. When she asks if he has a hat to protect his face from the sun, he tells her he doesn’t need one.

Fossdyke Retirement Home has seen its fair share of quirky characters, but it’s never seen the likes of these four geriatric musicians who form a band called Fossils. Chaos erupts after winning a national competition, when a local DJ labels Fossils as a vibrant young rock band. Fearing the English press persecuting them and their families when they find out the truth, the four flee England until they can resolve their situation. Follow the madcap adventures of Britain’s most irreverently lovable elderly rockers as they trip, stumble, and fall into one situation after another 

Two brothers in conflict sire half-twin sons, as they battle to determine the fate of a property dynasty. Intertwined conflict and humor are the lifestyle hallmarks of the relationship between 18-year-old twins Aaron and Josh. Aaron, as the too-young manager of the family's large rural property, sees himself as in his rightful position. Josh (as a worker on the property) sees his own rightful position as not having to take orders from Aaron.

When Graeme joined the Scouts at age 12, who knew it would lead to a commitment beyond 40 years? Challenges and adventures within Victoria, interstate, and international sites led to an enthralling life.

Saving Wombat Downes is an environmental look at a small town that finds itself in a mess. To save their town, the people must listen and work together. Some find it too difficult, and that’s okay; those who chose to stay find pride and success saving their beautiful town.

A mind bending Science fiction adventure through the eyes of a rugged Australian with a shattered past and an ability to find humour and willpower to accomplish a very strange mission with an even stranger cast of characters.