An original graphic novel based on the IVF stories of its husband-and-wife authors and the 1-in-50 couples around the world like them.Conrad and Joanne met in their final year of university and have been virtually inseparable since then. For a while, it felt like they had all the time in the world. Yet now, when they are finally ready to have kids, they find that getting pregnant isn’t always so easy.Ahead of them lies a difficult, expensive, and emotional ...

They blamed alcohol. They blamed men. But they blamed women most of all.The year is 1942, the place Melbourne. A brownout is in effect to dim the night-time lights of the city, and thousands of American GIs are based in Royal Park. As the latter make plans to defend the Pacific, the women of Australia have stepped up to support the war effort at home. Beatrice is doing her part. She’s enlisted as an air raid warden, preparing the city ahead of a possible Japanese a...

The New York Times No.1 bestselling and multi award-winning YA crime thriller and TikTok sensation that everyone is talking about. Now a major BBC series!‘A taut, compulsively readable, elegantly plotted thriller', GUARDIAN'Prepare to be murdered by this book. Dark, dangerous – my heart literally pounded', LAURA STEVEN, author of bestselling Infinite FatesThe case is closed. Five years ago, schoolg...

Enfin, voilà un livre pour les adolescents atteints du syndrome d'Asperger, écrit par un adolescent de treize ans, lui-même diagnostiqué Asperger. Luke Jackson est un expert pour tout ce qui relève des challenges imposés à ses pairs. Il passe en revue tous les sujets, depuis le bien fondé d'une explication personnalisée du diagnostic jusqu'aux expériences malheureuses de harcèlement et les premiers rendez-vous amoureux.Ma réaction à la lecture de ce livre va de la simple admiration...

The New York Times and Sunday Times best-selling, brilliantly crafted crime-thriller sequel to the no.1 debut of 2019, A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder. NOW A MAJOR NETFLIX SERIES.“Nail-biting, taut and pacy. Jackson [is] a homegrown thriller writer to watch." – GuardianBooktok Author of the Year 2023Pip Fitz-Amobi is not a detective anymore.With the help o...

Republished fifty years later to coincide with the release of the Academy Award–nominated film of the same title written and directed by Aaron Sorkin with an all-star cast, this is the classic account of perhaps the most infamous, and definitely the most entertaining, trial in recent American history.In the fall of 1969 eight prominent anti-Vietnam War activists were put on trial for conspiring to riot at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago. One of t...

The Cowboy Megapack collection 25 tales of western adventure, including two complete novels and 23 short stories! Authors represented include Johnston McCulley (creator of Zorro), Robert E. Howard (creator of Conan the Barbarian), Clarence E. Mulford (creator of Hopalong Cassidy), and many more.The western tales are:“A Texan Rides the Trouble Trail,” by Johnston McCulley“Sixguns to Bowie,” by Robert J. Hogan“The Drive,” by Clarence E. Mulford“Thieves of...

If you want to increase Tableau's value to your organization, this practical book has your back. Authors Ann Jackson and Luke Stanke guide data analysts through strategies for solving real-world analytics problems using Tableau. Starting with the basics and building toward advanced topics such as multidimensional analysis and user experience, you'll explore pragmatic and creative examples that you can apply to your own data.Staying competitive today requires the ability to quickly ...

Have you ever been called a freak or a geek? Have you ever felt like one? Luke Jackson is 13 years old and has Asperger Syndrome. Over the years Luke has learned to laugh at such names but there are other aspects of life which are more difficult. Adolescence and the teenage years are a minefield of emotions, transitions and decisions and when a child has Asperger Syndrome, the result is often explosive. Luke has three sisters and one brother in various stages of their adolescent and teenag...

New perspectives on digital scholarship that speak to today's computational realitiesScholars across the humanities, social sciences, and information sciences are grappling with how best to study virtual environments, use computational tools in their research, and engage audiences with their results. Classic work in science and technology studies (STS) has played a central role in how these fields analyze digital technologies, but many of its key examples do not sp...

What is the GF/CF diet? Does it work? What's it like to go on it? In this user guide to the gluten and casein free diet, Luke Jackson, who is 12 years old and has Asperger Syndrome, tells you everything you need to know - both good and bad. The details of his first-hand experience of the diet show how it has improved the quality both of his own life and that of other members of the family. Jacqui Jackson, Luke's mother, decided to try the diet for Luke and his two brothers - Joe who has AD...

Luke Jackson's unabridged and sparkling sequel to his best-selling user guide to adolescence Freaks, Geeks and Asperger Syndrome is the must-read handbook for teenagers and young adults on the autism spectrum. With devastating clarity, Luke focuses on the pitfalls involved in navigating the transition to adulthood, and the challenges of adult life. He covers everything from bullying and drugs to socialising, sex, negotiating relationships, and finding and keeping your first job.