When we go walking, we never know how long we will be, what we will hear and what we will see.We pack our bags with food and water, a billy and some matches to light a fire.We head off into the shady monsoon forest on the edge of the billabong.Diane Lucas, Ben Tyler and Emma Long share their knowledge and love of the Top End in this enchanting and accessible book about one of Australia's most ancient and beautiful ecosystems.'This ...

A breathtaking encounter with the magnificent rock country of Australia's iconic Kakadu National Park, from the highly acclaimed creators of Walking in Gagudju Country: Exploring the Monsoon Forest.It's yekke, early dry season. Kundenge karrire kunwarddehwardde. Let's walk the rock country. Wardi karribolknan, let's see what we can see in Gagudju, Kakadu.Ben Tyler and Diane Lucas share stories, knowledge and their love of the land...

This introduction to the history of work in America illuminates the many important roles that men and women of all backgrounds have played in the formation of the United States.A Day in the Life of an American Worker: 200 Trades and Professions through History allows readers to imagine the daily lives of ordinary workers, from the beginnings of colonial America to the present. It presents the stories of millions of Americans—from the enslaved field hands i...

In 1946, soon-to-be-executed Nazi General Hermann Goering asks young Soul Identity overseer Archibald Morgan to take his looted gold and deposit it in a soul line collection, there to await his soul’s rebirth.A GRIM RESISTANCEFlora, a seventeen-year-old Gypsy girl whose father died in the Dachau concentration camp, is sure that Goering stole the gold. She struggles to persuade Morgan to reject the Nazi’s deposit, but Morgan prevails.A MYSTERIOUS THEFTSixty-f...

You can't take it with you...but what if you could?Most people believe their souls outlive their bodies. Most people would find an organization that tracks their souls into the future and passes on their banked money and memories compelling.Scott Waverly isn't like most people. He spends his days finding and fixing computer security holes. And Scott is skeptical of his new client's claim that they have been calculating and tracking soul identities for almost twenty-six hundre...

Do you want to make a difference?Perhaps there is no leadership responsibility more profound than creating a sustainable, injury-free workplace.Achieving an injury-free environment is one of the most difficult problems many leaders face. Indeed, during 35 years in manufacturing I never discovered a singular solution to this challenge.In my experience, organizations with the best safety performances do not have a secret. They simply...

Warning: Contains Crude Language, Alien Blasting, and Sex.Lee’s too wild for the military, but too good at his job to get rid of. The government's solution is to banish him to the outer planets until he’s deemed civilized. His latest attempt at rehabilitation has him signed on with an outpost colony.He hates ranching. He hates taking orders from his boss. But he likes shooting aliens. Luckily, the planet he’s on is about to face a full blown infest...

Phoenix investigative reporter Joya Bonner knew nothing about the world of sex trafficking—or the ugly status her city held in this filthy underground.But then her 15 year-old honorary niece went missing in Phoenix. And a 13 year-old from her hometown in North Dakota disappeared. And there was that pitiful dead girl in the vacant lot. As Joya rushed in to help—naive, scared, repulsed, frantic, but determined—her world would never be the same again.This is a work of fiction....

An ambitious Soul Identity story that will challenge your views on faith, courage, and conviction.1980: Claudia Famosa is a Cuban revolutionary and exile living in Florida, mourning her lost husband. Xinya Xia lives in Manhattan, and has spent a lifetime perfecting her soul line formulas so she can someday find the twin brother from whom she was separated at birth. Her crooked business partner claims that Claudia can use Xinya’s formulas to reunite with her husband’s incarnation in...

"The best resource I've seen to provide actionable tools to impact the lives of your employees!""Chock-full of interesting insight and practical suggestions.""Well-seasoned with real-world-based examples that illustrate key concepts.""This is not just a safety book. It is a playbook!"Do you want to make a difference in someone’s life?There is no leadership responsibility more profound than creating a sustainable, injury-free workplace.During 35 years in manufacturing, I observed leadership...

They saved the Galactic Commonwealth once. For free.Apparently it’s a thing they do now…The crew of the Ghost has been privateering for the Harrith government. You know, the one they saved from civil war.It’s fun; stop pirates, smugglers, and the like and take their loot.But nothing lasts forever. There’s a bounty on their heads after all.A call from an old friend has them leave the safety o...

Humanity's thousand-year-old interstellar empire has been rotting from the inside for over a century, thanks to venal, corrupt, and power-hungry sovereigns from a dynasty many consider illegitimate. The latest in that lineage, an increasingly psychotic empress, is pushing her realm toward collapse as admirals and generals rebel against her rule. That rebellion quickly drags the once mighty Imperial Fleet into a devastating fratricidal conflict between factions.One man, Captain Jona...