'Jo Stanley has fearlessly explored the depths of maritime history, discovering treasures along the way. Read this book and find out why.' – Marcus Rediker, author of The Slave Ship: A Human HistoryTraditionally, a woman's place was never on stormy seas. But actually thousands of dancers, purserettes, doctors, stewardesses, captains and conductresses have taken to the waves on everything from floating palaces to battered windjammers.

The Fantastic Red-Bills Got My Back is a middle‑grade adventure that celebrates friendship, nature, and themes of self‑esteem. Through the sturdy bond between a Cape buffalo named Billiam and his Red‑billed companions, this story deepens the importance of mutual support and valuing oneself. With humor, heart, and true grit this imaginative tale encourages young readers to see strength in connection and confidence in who they are.

Combining practical insights, real-world examples, and a renowned, student-friendly approach, Rector’s Community and Public Health Nursing: Promoting the Public's Health, 11th Edition, equips tomorrow’s nurses with the knowledge, skills, and perspective needed to address complex health challenges and to promote the well-being of diverse populations in an ever-changing healthcare landscape. This extensively revised edition reflects an enhanced emphasis on clinical judgment and a renewed foc...

When gays had to be closeted, ships were the only places where homosexual men could not only be out but also camp. And on some liners to the sun and the New World, queens and butches had a ball. They sashayed and minced their way across the world's oceans.Never before has the story been told of the masses. These are the thousands of queer seafarers, mainly stewards, who sometimes even outnumbered the straight men in the catering departments of ships that were household names and th...

Paper Secrets is the first book of a family saga involving the Black and Coleman families having mixed feeling for each other. Vivian Black and Louise Coleman were best friends during their childhood years in the 1930's until circumstances led to a ten-year separation. When they meet again in college, Louise is extremely rich and Vivian is attending college on an academic scholarship. They both fall in love with the same handsome, wealthy upperclassmen John Williams from Richmond, VA and t...

Louise Pierce Perkins has been unsuccessful in undermining Vivian Black's marriage to John Williams, the man of Louise's dreams. Louise, married hurriedly to an attorney only to prevent being disinherited by her rich aunt, still desires the wealthy heir to a ship-building business whose family is listed on the Social Register. She has discovered that her deceased mother had some safety deposit boxes and wants to know what is in them. In this part of the saga, she decides to hire a private ...

"Family Secrets" is the third part of the family saga involving the Coleman and Black Families. Louise Pierce Perkins is determined to destroy Emily Black's family, especially Vivian Black who married the man of Louise's dreams. Just when you think that you have Louise figured out, in "Family Secrets" you will learn the extent that some people will go to hurt others. Louise uses members of her mother's family who will use extreme measures, including murder, for revenge. Manipulation and mo...

Voices of Stanley is a remarkable compilation of oral history extracts drawn from the extensive Beamish Museum Audio Archive, recalling life in the area between 1880 and 1950. Vivid memories are recounted, including childhood and schooldays, work and play, sport and leisure, as well as recollections of the war years. It covers the harrowing search for bodies following the Stanley pit disaster of 1909 and the hardships of life during the General Strike of 1926, as ...

Gammal kärlek rostar aldrig eller? För arton år sedan mötte Nell kärleken i bergen på Kreta och hennes liv tog en ny och oåterkallelig vändning. Men deras vägar skildes åt, och Nells dotter Demi har aldrig träffat sin pappa. Så när Nell får chansen att återvända till den lilla bergsstaden Vounoplagia där allt en gång började, kan hon inte motstå frestelsen att åka dit och söka efter mannen som förändrade hennes liv i grunden. En honungsgård som tampas med svårigheter söker volontärarbetare...

För tre år sedan flyttade Del till södra Frankrike och hon har aldrig ångrat sitt beslut. Med nya vänner, ett nytt syfte i vardagen och en ny kärlek är hon lyckligare än någonsin förr. Men just som skördetiden på Dels lilla lavendelgård ska ta sin början får hon ett chockerande besked och måste dessutom tillfälligt ta farväl av sin älskade Fabien. Vanligtvis skulle matlagning lugna Dels nerver och sätta hennes bekymmer i perspektiv, men inte ens det tycks hjälpa och när kocken Zacharie ovä...

Universities are increasingly being asked to take an active role as research collaborators with citizens, public bodies, and community organisations, which, it is claimed, makes them more accountable, creates better research outcomes, and enhances the knowledge base. Yet many of these research collaborators, as well as their funders and institutions, have not yet developed the methods to ‘account for’ collaborative research, or to help collaborators in challenging their assumptions about t...

From the furthest reaches of the universe to the microscopic world of our genes, science offers writers the kind of scope other subjects simply can't match. Good writing about science can be moving, funny, exhilarating or poetic, but it will always be honest and rigorous about the research that underlies it.Now in its sixth year, The Best Australian Science Writing 2016 brings together knowledge and insights from Australia's brightest thinkers as they explore the intricaci...