Steven Murphy spent his formative years in Sydney's Redfern.Abandoned by his mother when only weeks old, his father left him in the care of a cruel, alcoholic stepmother while he himself was in jail. Unbelievably, the child they dubbed the "Pyjama Boy" fought his way through life to achieve his ultimate goal. His story is a poignant and haunting one that captivates its reader from the very beginning and remains long after the book has been closed.AN...

Infection prevention and control is vital within a veterinary setting, but can find itself an automated part of care - and therefore vulnerable to time constraints, forgetfulness and routine. This book is written by experts in the field and uses evidence-based findings to elevate infection prevention to a well understood, dynamic concept, relevant to both veterinary practitioners and nurses in practice. Comparing key findings to the human healthcare world, this book: Maximises learning opp...

Mysterious ruins north of Los Angeles, on public land called Murphy Ranch, have spawned an urban legend that they were Nazi-inspired. No one ever asked the people who had lived there whether this was true, or why they had built the place. Yet the story has grown and spread since 1975, with new far-fetched additions. Norman and Winona Stevens, my grandparents, owned and built Murphy Ranch in the 1930s. This is the actual story of their lives and intentions in building a survival retreat. Th...

Three hundred and fifty years ago, Roger Williams launched one of the world’s first great experiments in religious toleration. Insisting that religion be separated from civil power, he founded Rhode Island, a colony that welcomed people of many faiths. Though stark forms of intolerance persisted, Williams’ commitments to faith and liberty of conscience came to define the nation and its conception of itself. Through crisp essays that show how Americans demolished old prejudices while invent...

. YALSA Award Winner - Selected Audiobooks for Young Adults · Publishers Weekly 'Listen Up' Award Winner. The wilderness--forest, desert, glacier, jungle--has been the scene of the past century's most exciting stories, inspiring many of its greatest writers, including Jack London, Norman Maclean, Evelyn Waugh, Redmond O'Hanlon, Sir Wilfred Thesiger, H.M. Tomlinson and Algernon Blackwood. Selections from these authors' most gripping works are delivered by equally compelling narration produc...

The study of antonyms (or 'opposites') in a language can provide important insight into word meaning and discourse structures. This book provides an extensive investigation of antonyms in English and offers an innovative model of how we mentally organize concepts and how we perceive contrasts between them. The authors use corpus and experimental methods to build a theoretical picture of the antonym relation, its status in the mind and its construal in context. Evidence is drawn from natura...

A New Beginning The Sterling family’s re-location from the big city promised a renewed foundation. An inspired photographer, his bestselling author bride, and their three young children have moved into the old Murphy house. It would seem, however, that the energy that existed from the conflicted and ill-fated Murphy family, may still exist and possess the house, as well as, its grand property. A New Challenge With the sudden illness of their eldest child, Richard, The Sterling’s struggle to c...

Are You Ready to Run?Is there a bridge from the injury-ridden world of the modern runner to the promised land that barefoot running and Born to Run have led us to believe exists? Can we really live the running life free from injury? Is there an approach designed to unlock all the athletic potential that may be hidden within? Can we run faster, longer, and more efficiently?In a direct answer to the modern runner’s needs, Dr. Kelly Starrett, author o...

Are you ready to get started with laying a foundation for your future, using a tried and true passive income avenue?Then you’re ready to learn about investing in index funds.Unlike more traditional forms of mutual fund investments, which are actively managed by the investor or by the broker, investing in index funds results in passive income: meaning that after the initial investment, you don’t need to put regular time, effort, or expense into your investment. Since you, as...

Looking to unlock your intuitive powers and enhance your psychic empath abilities? Look no further than "Psychic Empath" by Taylor G. Stevens, now available as an audiobook.With this comprehensive guide, you'll learn practical tips and techniques to tap into your innate intuition and cultivate self-compassion. The audiobook offers guidance on developing your skills in telepathy, aura reading, clairvoyance, and healing, and provides a range of exercises and practices to help you mas...

Explore two lives—and a relationship—that profoundly shaped American Zen.Ruth Fuller Sasaki and Sokei-an Shigetsu Sasaki: two pioneers of Zen in the West. Ruth was an American with a privileged life, even during the height of the Great Depression, before she went to Japan and met D. T. Suzuki. Sokei-an was one of the first Zen priests to come to America; he brought the gift of the Dharma to the United States but in 1942 was put in an internment camp. One made his w...

It's the summer of 1980 and Ardley Moore has landed his first radio DJ gig - in the tropical paradise of Maui! He's on a mission to spread the gospel of rock & roll, but his boss is hassling him over music selection, and not all the locals are showing this mainland "Haole" transplant their aloha. Then the long-legged blonde arrives with her jealous boyfriend, and the danger and the romance get turned up to 11! Will Ardley get lost in those seductive blue eyes?Aloha Jukebox...