One of the finest and most prolific poets ever to grace the Bega Valley Shire of New South Wales, Anna Buck was noted for her humour, attention to detail, and love of both people and the natural world. Her work, selected here by fellow poet Dr Tim Metcalf, stands as a unique and comprehensive record of this beautiful part of Australia.

Love... it means too much to me, far more than you can understand. At its simplest, Anna Karenina is a love story. It is a portrait of a beautiful and intelligent woman whose passionate love for a handsome officer sweeps aside all other ties - to her marriage and to the network of relationships and moral values that bind the society around her. The love affair of Anna and Vronsky is played out alongside the developing romance of Kitty and Levin, and in the charact...

A devilish rake and a strong-willed woman cross swords—and hearts—in this "smart and sassy romance . . . simply a joy" ( RT Book Reviews Top Pick).*Hide your daughters and your maiden aunts . . . Lord Samuel Travis is back. —*The London Hearsay , Special Society EditionEqual parts scoundrel and seducer, he's returned to London determined to mend the rift with his older brother. All Sam must do is take pos...

Anna Beer investigates the lives and achievements of eight women writers, uncovering a startling and unconventional history of literatureWarned not to write—and certainly not to bite—these women put pen to paper anyway and wrote themselves into history.From the fourteenth century through to the present day, women who write have been understood as mad, undisciplined, or dangerous. Female writers have always had to find ways to overcome or ch...

All’s fair in love and war.With Randi and Buck, it’s hard to tell the two apart…An uptight, self-contained college girl, Randi Becker just needed one thing: a room. Somewhere she could study, and keep away from the things that most confuse and frighten her: people.Unfortunately, the “nice quiet place” she reserved turns out to be a room in the campus’ most raucous house. A place seemingly designed to make studying ...

A tredici anni Rio era stato la sua prima cotta, a sedici anni loro due si erano innamorati.A diciannove, Rio DeLuca e Hallie Hart si erano spezzati il cuore a vicenda.A ventisette anni Rio DeLuca ha realizzato il sogno d'infanzia di giocare nell'NHL, è coccolato da sua madre e circondato da un gruppo di amicizie indissolubili. Un ingombrante particolare però, lo tormenta: Rio, che desidera disperatamente una relazione, è l'unico single del...

Facts, figures, and essays on women and poverty by Barbara Ehrenreich, Kirsten Gillibrand, LeBron James, and other high-profile contributors.Fifty years after President Lyndon B. Johnson called for a War on Poverty and enlisted Sargent Shriver to oversee it, the most important social issue of our day is once again the dire economic straits of millions of Americans. One in three live in poverty or teeter on the brink—and seventy million are women and the children wh...

Women are disappearing on their walk home at night, their bodies are turning up the next day staged as famous sculptures. FBI Special Agent (and psychic medium) Carly See must decode the mystery, and finds herself in the race of her life to find the killer—and save the next victim—before it’s too late.NO WAY BACK (A Carly See Suspense Thriller) is book #2 in a chilling new series by mystery and suspense author Rylie Dark, which begins with NO WAY OUT (book #1).FBI Special A...

Beau, a sharp, seductive college student working at a secretive elite restaurant, uses charm and calculated desire to secure wealthy male clients. But when commanding patrons choose him, the game shifts...control slips, tension deepens, and Beau finds himself drawn into a darker, more consuming dynamic he can't resist.

These days, when time is so valuable, taking an hour to make a special treat for others can be as gratifying for the giver as it is for the receiver. If you’re ready to feel the satisfaction that comes from sharing food, it’s time to get Back to Baking. In this beautifully designed ebook, bestselling author Anna Olson solves the mystery of baking, with 200 all-new recipes, ranging from cookies to custards, squares to pies, and muffins to cakes. Whether you are an absolute novice or a seaso...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Your mind won’t switch off.You replay conversations.You overthink every decision.You imagine worst-case scenarios… and can’t seem to stop.Even when everything is fine— your mind keeps going.And it’s exhausting.You’ve tried to “just relax.”You’ve tried to “stop thinking.”But it doesn’t work.Because overthinking isn’t something you fix by thinking m...

From the Alcatraz East Crime Museum and Jack the Ripper guided tours to the Phnom Penh killing fields, ‘dark tourism’ is now a multi-million-pound global industry. Even in the most pleasant tourist destinations, underlying harms are constantly perpetuated, affecting both consumers and those who work or live around such tourist hotspots. Highlighting 50 travel destinations across six continents, expert criminologists, psychologists and historians explore the past and contemporary issues whi...