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Lonely Planet's local travel experts reveal all you need to know to plan the trip of a lifetime in this latest edition of our guide to Romania & Bulgaria.Discover Romania & Bulgaria's most popular experiences and best kept secrets from sunning yourself on miles of golden sand at Sunny Beach; to sipping coffee and people watching from a rooftop bar in Bucharest; and exploring Corvin Castle, Transylvania's most spellbinding fortress.Build a trip to re...

Lonely Planet's local travel experts reveal all you need to know to plan the ultimate short trip to Prague - and discover twice the city in half the time!Discover Prague's most popular experiences, must-see attractions, and unexpected surprises - neighbourhood by neighbourhood - with our handy-sized Pocket travel guide. From sipping a brew at the Prague Beer Museum, to taking a stroll around Stromovka park, and ma...

The untold story of one of the finest Australian air crews in World War II, and one of the most dangerous missions of the war in Europe.Bruce Buckham was captain of one of the finest Lancaster crews in World War II. The Australians were famous for their exploits in the air and infamous for their hijinks on the ground.Buckham's crew flew night after night against heavily-defended targets in Germany - including during the Battle of Berlin, the bloodiest campa...

Mark Raphael Baker was no stranger to death. Over seven years he had become a mourner three times over: for his first wife, for his brother and for his father. When diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, he began to reflect on their deaths, his probable death and on Death as, in the words of Ecclesiastes, a ‘season’ that produced a large and bitter harvest for the Baker family. Powerful and conflicting emotions assailed him, but their destructive power was always defeated by his love of his fam...

In his own words, Occy tells the complete, remarkable story of his spectacular rise, terrifying fall and miraculous rebirth.'Occy was always a missile going hyperspeed, about to blow up at any moment. - it's true of so many highly intelligent or gifted people . . . All of his passion was put into his surfing.' Kelly Slater, eight-time world championChild star at sixteen, ranked third in the world at seventeen, winner of the Pipeline Masters at nineteen - Ma...

Lonely Planet's local travel experts reveal all you need to know to plan the trip of a lifetime in this latest edition of our guide to Central Europe**.**Discover Central Europe's most popular experiences and best kept secrets from hiking through vineyards, to visiting beautiful turreted castles, and exploring charming small towns.Build a trip to remember with Lonely Planet's Central Europe

The Emperor's Grace is the story of the men of "C" Force – the first contingent of Australian, British and Dutch POWs shipped from Singapore to Japan in November 1942 – who worked in the Kawasaki Shipyard in Kobe before the American firebombing campaign razed the city, and then the infamous Fukuoka coal mine before the atomic bombings brought World War II to an end.When the Japanese seized most of South-East Asia in early 1942, they captured 22,000 Australian military pers...

The Web changes how people use content; not just content on the Web, but all content. If your content is not easy to find and immediately helpful, readers will move on almost at once. We are all children of the Web, and we come to any information system, including product documentation, looking for the search box and expecting every search to work like Google. There is no first, last, previous, next, up, or back anymore. Every Page is Page One.In this ground-breaking book, Mark Bak...

Phillip Schuler, a handsome young journalist from the Melbourne Age, covered the Gallipoli campaign alongside Charles Bean. His bravery was legendary. His dispatches were evocative and compassionate. He captured the heroism and horror for Australian newspaper readers in ways the meticulous yet dry prose of Bean never could.Gallipoli would also propel Schuler on a collision course with his former friend and Age colleague Keith Murdoch, who made his name lobbying against the campaign...

The current edition of this eBook has been updated (Nov 2021) to support the latest Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RANZCOG) Intrapartum Fetal Surveillance (IFS) Guideline as well as the Fetal Surveillance Education Program (FSEP) workshops, Online Programs (OFSEP) and assessment tool. This is an essential and easy-to-read resource for all clinicians involved in the care of women in pregnancy and labour. Over 60 examples of real CTGs (1cm/min) ...

Christians can be adept at drawing lines, determining what it means to be "a good Christian" and judging those who stray out of bounds. Other times they erase all the lines in favor of a vague and inoffensive faith. Both impulses can come from positive intentions, but either can lead to stunted spiritual life and harmful relationships. Is there another option?The late missionary anthropologist Paul Hiebert famously drew on mathematical theory to deploy the concepts...

Dive headfirst into Slovenia and discover everything you need to know to plan the trip of a lifetime.Slovenia rewards curiosity - discover tranquil spa villages nestled in unspoilt nature and alpine lakes overlooked by medieval castles. Our on-the-ground experts have sipped wine in the Vipava Valley, relaxed in an open-air salt bath at Lepa Vida Thalasso Spa, and ventured on a walking tour of Maribor. Just think of us as your friend on the inside. If it's ...