Steven Murphy spent his formative years in Sydney's Redfern.Abandoned by his mother when only weeks old, his father left him in the care of a cruel, alcoholic stepmother while he himself was in jail. Unbelievably, the child they dubbed the "Pyjama Boy" fought his way through life to achieve his ultimate goal. His story is a poignant and haunting one that captivates its reader from the very beginning and remains long after the book has been closed.AN...

Brian Murdock is on a quest to reconnect with the guru, John Baba, he first met 30 years before. His journey takes him to the High Sierra, Mt. Shasta, Sedona, Arizona, and beyond. Along the way, Brian encounters a wild Palomino in the Nevada desert, meets the journalist out to discredit John Baba, searches the skies over Mt. Shasta for UFO's, and finally gets his private audience with the guru.

It's the summer of 1980 and Ardley Moore has landed his first radio DJ gig - in the tropical paradise of Maui! He's on a mission to spread the gospel of rock & roll, but his boss is hassling him over music selection, and not all the locals are showing this mainland "Haole" transplant their aloha. Then the long-legged blonde arrives with her jealous boyfriend, and the danger and the romance get turned up to 11! Will Ardley get lost in those seductive blue eyes?Aloha Jukebox...

Now a popular Netflix feature film, starring Jennifer Aniston, Danielle Macdonald, and Dove Cameron, as well as a soundtrack from Dolly Parton!The #1 New York Times bestseller and feel-good YA of the year—about Willowdean Dixon, the fearless, funny, and totally unforgettable heroine who takes on her small town’s beauty pageant.Self-proclaimed fat girl Willowdean Dickson (dubbed “Dumplin’” by her former beauty queen mom) has always been at home in h...

Are you ready to get started with laying a foundation for your future, using a tried and true passive income avenue?Then you’re ready to learn about investing in index funds.Unlike more traditional forms of mutual fund investments, which are actively managed by the investor or by the broker, investing in index funds results in passive income: meaning that after the initial investment, you don’t need to put regular time, effort, or expense into your investment. Since you, as...

Do you want to start investing, but you’ve got no idea where to start? Are you overwhelmed by everything you need to know to get started on stock trading?Investing can be intimidating. With so many factors, it can feel like you’re just gambling with your money. Finding a strategy that works, and grows your investments can feel like an impossibility.You’ve done the research, but it’s hard to know where exactly to start. What’s the best method for investing? What documents do...

Infection prevention and control is vital within a veterinary setting, but can find itself an automated part of care - and therefore vulnerable to time constraints, forgetfulness and routine. This book is written by experts in the field and uses evidence-based findings to elevate infection prevention to a well understood, dynamic concept, relevant to both veterinary practitioners and nurses in practice. Comparing key findings to the human healthcare world, this book: Maximises learning opp...

Are You Ready to Run?Is there a bridge from the injury-ridden world of the modern runner to the promised land that barefoot running and Born to Run have led us to believe exists? Can we really live the running life free from injury? Is there an approach designed to unlock all the athletic potential that may be hidden within? Can we run faster, longer, and more efficiently?In a direct answer to the modern runner’s needs, Dr. Kelly Starrett, author o...

Explore two lives—and a relationship—that profoundly shaped American Zen.Ruth Fuller Sasaki and Sokei-an Shigetsu Sasaki: two pioneers of Zen in the West. Ruth was an American with a privileged life, even during the height of the Great Depression, before she went to Japan and met D. T. Suzuki. Sokei-an was one of the first Zen priests to come to America; he brought the gift of the Dharma to the United States but in 1942 was put in an internment camp. One made his w...

This salient reference grounds readers in the theoretical basis and day-to-day practice of community-based health care programs, and their potential as a transformative force in public health. Centering around concepts of self-determination, empowerment, and inclusiveness, the book details the roles of physicians, research, and residents in the transition to self-directed initiatives and greater community control. Community-focused interventions and methods, starting with genuine dialogue ...

This book looks at the symbolic side of globalization, development, and aging. Many of the dimensions that are discussed represent updates of past debates but some are entirely new. In particular, globalization is accompanied by subtle social imagery that profoundly shapes the way institutions and identities are imagined. The process of aging and persons sense of identity is no exception. The underlying assumptions that pervade globalization inform how critical dimensions of aging are disc...

Community-Based Health Interventions in an Institutional Context examines challenges of "institutionalizing" community-based health care. While the community-based or localized model is growing in popularity and importance in the United States, in practice it must often be brought in to larger institutions in order to grow to scale. The typical goals of an institution—standardization, formalization, and control—may be seen as antithetical to those of a community-based healthcare p...