‘a furious take on housing inequality’—The Australian, ‘the big books of 2026’Your dream home awaits – there’s only two things in your way…The great Australian dream is slipping out of reach for Keira and her friends. No partner, no house, no kids. At 30-ahem, she is still languishing in a mould-filled share house, with an unexplained and ever-growing hole in the floorboards that ...

Shortlisted for the 2020 NSW Premier's Literary Awards Douglas Stewart Prize for Non-fictionLonglisted for the 2019 Stella PrizeThe follow-up to Fiona Wright's essaycollection Small Acts of Disappearance winner of the Nita B. Kibble Award and the Queensland Literary Award for Non-fiction,shortlisted for the Stella Prize and the NSW Premier's Award for Non-fiction.Our bodies and homes areour...

In The Israeli Radical Left, Fiona Wright traces the dramatic as well as the mundane paths taken by radical Jewish Israeli leftwing activists, whose critique of the Israeli state has left them uneasily navigating an increasingly polarized public atmosphere. This activism is manifested in direct action solidarity movements, the critical stances of some Israeli human rights and humanitarian NGOs, and less well-known initiatives that promote social justice within Jewish Israel as a m...

Your dream home awaits - there's only two things in your way...The great Australian dream is slipping out of reach for Keira and her friends. No partner, no house, no kids. At 30-ahem, she is still languishing in a mould-filled share house, with an unexplained and ever-growing hole in the floorboards that threatens to consume her and her housemates.Her part-time job as a nanny to a pair of atrocious twins - and her role as emotional support servant at the beck and call of t...

In The Israeli Radical Left, Fiona Wright traces the dramatic as well as the mundane paths taken by radical Jewish Israeli leftwing activists, whose critique of the Israeli state has left them uneasily navigating an increasingly polarized public atmosphere. This activism is manifested in direct action solidarity movements, the critical stances of some Israeli human rights and humanitarian NGOs, and less well-known initiatives that promote social justice within Jewish Israel as a m...

The first book written specifically on clinical applications of sleep and sleep disorder theory for occupational therapists, this book bridges the research to practice gap. Contributors share their expertise, exploring topics such as the relationship between mental health and sleep; how sleep is affected by age, or by specific conditions such as dementia or autism; and how occupational therapists can use their skills and training to improve sleep quality in patients who are suffering from ...

Public Health: The Basics is the essential introduction to this evolving and vital subject.Accessible and engaging, the book takes readers through the key principles and themes that inform contemporary public health, encompassing both physical health and mental wellbeing. It spotlights the most pressing issues we’re facing today, from demographic changes and widening inequalities, to addictive behaviour, the importance of public policy and industry to our health and, of co...

Encounter with God is Scripture Union's daily Bible reading guide designed to lead you to a deeper understanding about what God is saying to you and to his world today. You'll find its thorough and energetic investigation of the whole Bible inspiring and stimulating. And you'll discover that its biblical exposition is complemented by pastoral warmth from a strong field of writers and contributors. As well as daily content, feature articles provide insights into Christian spirituality, tack...

She was born a princess. They made her an assassin.Myrina of Stormskeep should be dead. The seven self-crowned, murderous kings of the Storm Queen's Realm thought she was killed in their massacre. But Myrina lives, and while she draws breath, she plots their end:One will appear an accident.Two a coincidence.By three, they will know.But vengeance rarely goes according to plan. The worst of the kings holds he...

Rick Robertson lived his dream life as the second-generation owner and promoter of the world’s most successful sports entertainment company—the Galactic Wrestling Association. As a single dad and billionaire boss, his life was spent traveling the world with his twelve-year-old daughter and the crew he considered a second family. But seeing his staff and talent falling in love made him realize there was still one thing missing in his life—his soulmate.Not that Rick ever believed he’...

Including the voices of key protagonists in the development of the public health workforce, this book is an important addition to the history of public health in England. It charts events leading to the unique achievement, from 2003, of specialist status, equivalent to public health medical consultants, for those from non-medical backgrounds. Setting these changes in context it discusses implications for practitioners and the wider UK public health workforce. A lively and comprehensive rev...

'Sometimes in life you get lucky. Someone of rare vision and remarkable gifts crosses your path .'Fiona Capp, novelist and author of the acclaimed memoir That Oceanic Feeling, was 17 years old when she first met Judith Wright. Everything that followed from this encounter led her, 30 years later, on a journey through the landscapes that made Wright one of Australia's greatest poets and environmental visionaries.Capp follows in Wright's footsteps through the high tab...