It is estimated that there are over a million professional voice actors in the world. It is by nature a largely hidden profession but nonetheless, one that annually generates over $4.5 billion globally.Peter Dickson has been a professional voice actor for 45 years. He is the gold standard of British voice actors, a real legend in the industry. He has worked internationally in all sectors of the entertainment industry and alongside countless big name stars. He has been: the voice of...

Eight childhood mates—connected through golf, friendship, and deep-seated lies—face their betrayals.In small towns, there is always that group. The privileged kids—the ones who appear to have it all. But beneath the deep bond between the ‘Master’s Eight’ lies deceit. On a beautiful Australian seaside, the Master’s Eight gather once yearly for a round of golf. When a film production company gets wind of their tradition, cameras roll to create a documentary. Little did the filmmakers...

One phone call, one sudden unexpected tragic event in a distant land. That's all it took to shatter one man's world and his close-knit family into a thousand pieces.The death of Australian football identity, reality TV star and documentary maker Rob Dickson stunned his hundreds of associates and friends across Melbourne's corporate, sporting and social world.But none felt it more than his hero-worshipping younger brother, Peter. The bond between them was unbreakable. From a...

‘Voice Over Man’, is a fascinating insight into the life of one of the world’s most prolific voice-over artists. It’s a frank and very personal account of his career. Not in the full glare of the spotlight, but in the dark spaces behind the scenes that the public never get to see. From barking like a dog on pet food commercials – to his universally recognised work on the world’s biggest television shows – ‘The X Factor’ and ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ together with countless video games and liv...

What does it mean to belong to God's family? Consider the gospel of Luke which introduces us to Jesus the most important man who ever lived. This book demonstrates that encountering Jesus is a matter of urgency for all people everywhere. The Gospel of Luke is applied to a 21st century audience using contemporary illustrations including the recent financial crisis.

One phone call, one sudden unexpected tragic event in a distant land. That’s all it took to shatter one man’s world and his close-knit family into a thousand pieces.The death of Australian football identity, reality TV star and documentary maker Rob Dickson stunned his hundreds of associates and friends across Melbourne’s corporate, sporting and social world.But none felt it more than his hero-worshipping younger brother, Peter. The bond between them was unbreakable. From a...

Eight childhood mates—connected through golf, friendship, and deep-seated lies—face their betrayals.In small towns, there is always that group. The privileged kids—the ones who appear to have it all. But beneath the deep bond between the ‘Master’s Eight’ lies deceit. On a beautiful Australian seaside, the Master’s Eight gather once yearly for a round of golf. When a national TV network gets wind of their tradition, cameras roll to create a documentary. Little did t...

Longlisted for the 2024 Financial Times Book of the Year. How life and the economy became a black box—a collection of systems no one understands, producing outcomes no one likes.Passengers get bumped from flights. Phone menus disconnect. Automated financial trades produce market collapse. Of all the challenges in modern life, some of the most vexing come from our relationships with automation: a large system does us wrong, and there’s nothing we can do about it.

DO NOT take on a leadership role until you have read this! Buy this for your new boss and put it on their desk. An essential reading, self-help what not-to-do leadership book like no other.Following on from his publication of “Throwing Fruit at Drug Dealers”, Ian Dandleroar has matured from the inane and profane to practical advice for future leaders drawn from over 30 years of military and civilian flying. The good, the bad and the tossery - nothing gets past Ian Dandleroar. With his uniq...

Compulsory ujamaa villages in Tanzania, collectivization in Russia, Le Corbusier’s urban planning theory realized in Brasilia, the Great Leap Forward in China, agricultural “modernization” in the Tropics―the twentieth century has been racked by grand utopian schemes that have inadvertently brought death and disruption to millions. Why do well-intentioned plans for improving the human condition go tragically awry?In this wide-ranging and original book, James C. Scott analyz...

Brought to you by Penguin.From the former Director of GCHQ comes a guide to surviving crises using the latest intelligence strategiesWar, terrorism, cyberattack, climate change, the threat of AI: it has never been more important to be prepared for the crises that await us.In How to Survive a Crisis, Professor Sir David Omand draws on his experience in defence, security and intelligence, including as Director of GCHQ and UK ...

**Brought to you by Penguin.Get In is the definitive behind-the-scenes account of Labour’s brutal reinvention and dramatic return to power under Keir Starmer.**From electoral wipeout in 2019 to landslide victory in 2024 and on into Labour’s first hundred days in government, Get In is a blistering narrative exposé of the most significant and ruthless political transformation in a generation. At its heart is Morgan McSweeney, a mastermind of political subterfuge and author of...