Welcome to Hayden Connor’s nightmare!His parents think he’s struggling to ‘put himself out there’, so they sign him up for singing lessons to help him find his voice.But a 13-year-old boy singing?His parents have just butchered his social life!To his surprise, he actually enjoys it. He is even talking to others more. Is he making some friends after all? Not according to Ben and Sam, who laugh about the whole thing.The singing teacher wants Hayden to ...

A collection of essays by prominent scholars from many disciplines on the construction of public memoriesThe study of public memory has grown rapidly across numerous disciplines in recent years, among them American studies, history, philosophy, sociology, architecture, and communications. As scholars probe acts of collective remembrance, they have shed light on the cultural processes of memory. Essays contained in this volume address issues such as the sco...

A no-nonsense guide to maximising your money, designing your future and retiring on your own termsRetirement isn’t just about how much money you’ve saved. It’s also about the kind of life you want to live when you stop working. Whether your retirement feels a long way off or just around the corner, the simple choices you make now can make a big difference later. In Retire Life Ready, financial advisor James Wrigley shows you what you already have, what else you’ll need and what ste...

Most people work hard for decades, yet still feel trapped by money. The alarm clock rings, the bills keep coming and, despite earning more than ever before, true financial freedom still feels just out of reach.Instead of focusing on chasing millions, financial planner Amir Rodnia introduces a powerful new idea: measuring progress through your Freedom Score. This is a simple concept that reveals how close you really are to financial independence and what steps you can take to get th...

All Aidan thought he'd have to survive during the summer school holidays was yet another game of Fortnite with his mates. But his plans are suddenly swept out to sea after one teeny-tiny bad decision leads to a whole bunch more. Now he's forced to play a real-life game of survival off the wild West Australian coast.With his Border Collie Barney by his side, will Aidan's courage, humour and grit, along with inspiration from a few celebrities, be enough to see him safely home?

It’s the last term of primary school and Liam is bored with the same faces, places and lunches—even basketball.When a new student named Clint arrives, things become much more interesting. Soon, Liam is taking risks and bending the rules and even has a haircut just like Clint. Liam’s mates are acting weird, though. And Mum keeps asking if he’s OK. His teacher even has ‘a word’ with him. Liam wishes they would leave him alone and let him grow up. He’s going to high school next year!

The most electrifying debut novel of 2024- Almost Famous meets Slaughterhouse-Five.Big Time is set in a not-too-distant future Australia, where the eastern states have become the world's newest autocracy - a place where pop music is propaganda, science is the enemy, nationalism trumps all, and moral indecency is punishable by indefinite detention.The novel opens as Julian Ferryman, bass player for the Acceptables, returns to Melbourne after a year overseas. He reconnects wi...

Irene Bobs loves fast driving. Her husband is the best car salesman in rural south eastern Australia. Together they embark upon the Redex Trial, a brutal car race around the continent, over roads no car can ever quite survive.Set during the 1950s in the dying embers of the British Empire, A Long Way from Home is a thrilling high-speed story, illuminating a country's relationship with its own ancient culture, and the love made and hurt caused along t...

From that time Jesus began to preach and to say, Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. And Jesus, walking by the Sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea, for they were fishers. And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men. And they straightway left their nets and followed him.-Matthew 4:17–20That call "Follow Me" carries with it the command to forget our own agenda, which is c...