Orel Doon works for a large shipping conglomerate based on Luna, where he’s lived his entire life. Suffering from a terminal case of boredom, he heads out to Saturn, and picks up his best friend from a mining operation on Io. Together, they borrow one of his company’s starships, and set out to have an adventure, with little knowledge of starships, or the galaxy in general.Together, they bumble their way across the galaxy, collecting new friends and enemies, learning as the...

Korey Winter, a werewolf still coming to grips with the underworld, brings a freshly bitten colleague across the country to the rumoured Night Keep – a place that grants monsters asylum and performs true magic. They have until full moon to lift Imogen's curse.But while the lunar clock ticks and Korey's unlikely pack navigates the back roads of America, an ancient darkness stirs, drawn by the prospect of losing a fallen soul.As if the hunters, vampires and demons on the road...

Gazhena Hadal is Gatekeeper of the Outpost, a covert organisation established during the Energy Wars - the war for the last of Earth's resources. Stationed in the deadly zone known as the Courtyard, he defends humanity's best chance at salvation - a meteor fragment with special properties known as 'electronite'.But his fight is no longer just against the criminal conglomerate running the world. Off world entities - and the demons that have lurked in the shadows for millennia - seek...

A must-have project guide for chip carvers of any skill level, Everyday Chip Carving Designs features a compilation of 48 original projects from the archives of Woodcarving Illustrated. Useful as they are decorative, carve a collection of achievable chip carved designs for your home and everyday life! From bowls, boxes, and beard combs to Christmas decorations, coasters, coffee scoops, and so much more, each original project includes detailed step-by-step instructions, co...

Most Australians are familiar with the concept of land ownership and understand the meaning of native title, which recognises Indigenous peoples' rights to land to which they are spiritually or culturally connected. The ownership of areas of the sea and its resources is often overlooked however, despite Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander connections with the sea being just as important as those with the land.The papers in this volume demonstrate how the concept of customary mari...

'The book that redefined travel writing' GuardianBruce Chatwin sets off on a journey through South America in this wistful classic travel bookWith its unique, roving structure and beautiful descriptions, In Patagonia offers an original take on the age-old adventure tale. Bruce Chatwin’s journey to a remote country in search of a strange beast brings along with it a cast of fascinating characters. Their stories delay him on...

Bruce Chatwin is one of the most significant British novelists and travel writers of our time. His books have become modern-day classics which defy categorisation, inspired by and reflecting his incredible journeys. Tragically, Chatwin's compelling narrative voice was cut off just as he had found it. 'Bruce had just begun' said his friend, Salman Rushdie, 'we saw only the first act'.But Chatwin left behind a wealth of letters and postcards that he wrote, from his first week at scho...

The feel-good read of 2024. Perfect for fans of Mike Gayle, Beth O’Leary and Alice Oseman’s Heartstopper.Selected as one of the Independent’s 19 debut authors set to make their mark in 2023‘Gentle, honest and beautifully authentic’ Julietta Henderson’Touching and sincere’ The Sunday Times‘Feel-good, heartwarming fiction’ Holly Miller’I’m totally #TeamA...

We may think of "globalism" as a recent development but its origins date back to the fifteenth century and beyond, when seafarers pioneered routes across the oceans with the objectives of exploration, trade, and profit. These voyages only became possible after certain technical innovations—improvements in ship design, compasses, and mapping—enabled navigation across unprecedented distances. The mariners' embarkation points were the vibrant ports of the West—Venice, Amsterdam, Lisbon—and th...

In February 1917, German U-boats launched a savage unrestricted campaign against both Allied and neutral shipping. At its peak in April, 860,000 tons of Allied merchant shipping was sunk. Britain's supremacy at sea was being severely challenged and with it the chances of victory in the wider war. Taking up the challenge was Britain's new First Sea Lord, Sir John Jellicoe, until the previous December C-in-C of the Britain's Grand Fleet—famously described by Churchill as the only man who cou...

David J. Jackman Presents a Convenient, Accessible Primer on Expository PreachingGod uses his people to accomplish his work through his word. Every Bible teacher―from pastors and small-group leaders to Sunday school volunteers―has the task and privilege of rightly handling the revelation God has given. To do this effectively, they need to make Scripture the driving force of their preaching.In this convenient handbook, David J. Jackman offers listeners the b...

Brought to you by Penguin.The audio edition of In Patagonia by Bruce Chatwin.Beautifully written and full of wonderful descriptions and intriguing tales, In Patagonia is an account of Bruce Chatwin's travels to a remote country in search of a strange beast and his encounters with the people whose fascinating stories delay him on the road.