This is an important classic biography of an Australian Prime Minister whose life still exerts an abiding influence on Australian society and national consciousness—a key figure in Australian history.'Curtin was a complex character. Warm and sympathetic, but cold and aloof; a comrade but a loner; a rebel and anti-conscriptionist but Prime Minister. Moody; irritable; uncertain; changeable; vacillating; temperamental; opportunist; sentimental; courageous; all are true of Curtin.' Llo...

Become wealthier—in every way that really matters—by effectively managing your timeIn Become Time Rich: How to Stop Being Busy and Start Getting Wealthy, celebrated financial educator and business coach Lloyd Ross delivers an exciting, practical, and insightful new take on how to effectively manage your time to help you reach exceptional financial and lifestyle outcomes. The book teaches you how to achieve more by doing less and spending the time you save ...

Become wealthier—in every way that really matters—by effectively managing your timeIn Become Time Rich: How to Stop Being Busy and Start Getting Wealthy, celebrated financial educator and business coach Lloyd Ross delivers an exciting, practical, and insightful new take on how to effectively manage your time to help you reach exceptional financial and lifestyle outcomes. The book teaches you how to achieve more by doing less and spending the time you save ...

A suit-wearing ogre is pretending to be my boyfriend, and I think I'm falling in love.After being ousted from my small town by an underhanded wedding planner who is also now my ex, I moved to Monsterville for a fresh start. There, I find myself in direct competition with the hottest ogre in town, Raze. He's too cocky and snobby for his own good, and he wears designer suits and ties all the time. I sometimes wonder if he wears them to bed.When my ex shows up...

My ex-boyfriend was transformed into a medusa, and he's set his eyes on me.Ten years ago, I was convinced I'd one day marry my high school boyfriend, Darrow. But when a mad scientist experimented on him and others in Petrified Woods, they were changed into monsters. My parents dragged me from town before I could make sure Darrow was okay. Not long after that, they told me he was dead.Now, I'm back in Petrified Woods to be the maid of honor at a friend's wed...

There's more to being a gargoyle's wife than just saying, "I do."While struggling to raise my little sister, I suddenly inherit a run-down B&B from a grandmother I didn't know existed. The only condition to inherit is that I marry and live with my husband for a year.One problem: I'm not dating, and the only one I want to propose to is the gargoyle I've been crushing on for months. When I explain, Goreg offers a marriage of convenience with a quickie divorce...

I'm falling for a wolf shifter, but my past may endanger us both.I escaped a life of fear for the beautiful mountainous town of Monsterville. There, I meet Storm, a gorgeous wolf shifter. His wolfish ways and heady kisses draw me in, and the future he offers, one full of peace and love, makes me long for a life I never thought I'd find.He invites me to a wolf pack reunion, where things between us only get better. But my past haunts me, and if I don't flee, ...

A new life, a new job, a new orc husband . . . Wait, isn't he supposed to be my boss?After my ex announces his wedding to someone other than me, I'm eager to leave town. A new life and a new job are just what I need to restore my mojo. On the way to my destination, I overnight at a hotel where edible unmentionables and a tattooed orc construction worker rock my world. I sneak out the next morning, figuring I'll never see him again.Until I walk into my new j...

I'm teaching a gorgeous elf how to fit in with humans, and now I'm falling in love.With thirty-six looming on my horizon, I'm determined to have a child. I don't need romance. I don't need love. And I definitely don't need a happily ever after.When my friend talks me into attending an elf ball at an estate in Monsterville, promising I'll find a guy there who'll give me what I'm seeking, I agree to go with her.I'm barely there when I fall into the ar...

Can fake dating the town's orc blacksmith turn into something real?If I don't find a date for my grandmother's weekend birthday bash, my mother plans to set me up with the relative of a friend who has to be ninety. No thanks. On the spur of the moment, I ask the town's orc blacksmith I've been crushing on for months to go with me.Gunner agrees, and before I know it, we're sneaking away from Grannie's bash to steal a few kisses. Finally, I'm getting to know ...

With increasing temperatures and an escalation in the frequency and severity of extreme weather events, agricultural productivity remains at risk of being compromised. With the food security of millions threatened, there remains a need to develop alternative, sustainable production models which can thrive in the face of climate change.Advances in plant factories: New technologies in indoor vertical farming reviews the wealth of research on optimising plant...

Beyond the Numbers presents a thought-provoking series of essays by leading authorities on issues of population and consumption. The essays both define the poles of debate and explore common ground beyond the polarized rhetoric.Specific chapters consider each of the broad topics addressed at the International Conference on Population and Development held in September 1994 in Cairo, Egypt. The essays are supplemented by sidebars and short articles featuring more-impassioned...