Bryan Brown has been telling stories with his distinctive Australian voice on TV and in film for a long time, but this time he's writing crime in his first book.'Uniquely Australian and uncommonly good, I could hear the author's voice in every spare, haunting line. More please.' - Michael Robotham'My friend Bryan Brown, quite apart from his other manifold talents, turns out to be an excellent writer. An authentic voice; highly imaginative yet completely bel...

The sensational thriller from iconic Aussie actor and storyteller Bryan Brown.'A work of rattling and serpentine suspense ... gripping and sinuous and so, so good.' Trent DaltonThe body of a local teenage boy is found on the beach of a sleepy northern New South Wales town. David went for an evening swim and got into trouble ... at least, that's what it looks like.Three weeks before, Leila, a young backpacker, didn't turn up for her ...

Bryan Brown's distinctive storytelling voice returns in this unflinching, gripping novel from the bestselling author of The Drowning.'Tight, tense, this mystery rockets along. All you can do is hang on and hope your favourites survive.' CANDICE FOX'Stepping into The Hidden is like arriving as a voyeur into a small town gripped by everyday difficulties and some much bigger problems. With the rapid-fire switching between cha...

**2021 Outstanding Book Award, American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE)Science in the City examines how language and culture matter for effective science teaching.** Author Bryan A. Brown argues that, given the realities of our multilingual and multicultural society, teachers must truly understand how issues of culture intersect with the fundamental principles of learning. This book links an exploration of contemporary research on urban science teachi...

Henry Taunt was one of the great photographers of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. He was a master of the camera and possessed of a profoundly creative sense of scene and composition.First published in 1973, this collection of Henry Taunt’s finest work includes artistic prints as well as images which are of importance to architectural and social historians. Sympathetically introduced and captioned by Bryan Brown, this book is a striking visual essay on the Victorian an...

The term ‘theatre laboratory’ has entered the regular lexicon of theatre artists, producers, scholars and critics alike, yet use of the term is far from unified, often operating as an catch-all for a web of intertwining practices, territories, pedagogies and ideologies. Russian theatre, however, has seen a clear emergence of laboratory practice that can be divided into two distinct organisational structures: the studio and the masterskaya (artisanal guild).By assessing the...

Centering the invaluable experience and expertise that Black scholar-practitioners possess in advancing equity, inclusion, belonging, and transformative, systemic change. The Black Voices provide steps, suggestions, and solutions to move your institution from anti-Black towards anti-racist. These are the Black Voices From the Ivory Tower. This book is a great resource in supporting: Student success Anti-racism work Ethnic Studies Critical Race Theory Educators, Classified Professionals, Ad...

Few works of history make as well-structured a case for the importance of studying continuity, rather than change, than Albert Hourani's A History of the Arab Peoples.Hourani’s work had three major aims: to refute the idea that Arab society stagnated between 1000 and 1800; to study the period through the lens of diverse Arab, rather than Muslim, history; and to stress intellectual and cultural continuity. All of these intentions were the product of the author’s evaluation ...

Teaching has never been easy, but these days it seems to keep getting harder. As the pressure builds, many educators are calling it quits on a profession that once felt like a calling.Planning to Stay offers a hopeful alternative; in spite of teachings' very real challenges, you can rediscover joy in the classroom and live a connected, fulfilling life year-round.An easy read for such a monumental task, this conversational book validates with relatable examples and orients w...

Conversations draws you deeper into the life story of someone you may, or may not have heard about – someone who has seen and done amazing things. This volume contains interviews of: Benny Agius When doctors told Benny Agius her baby son had Down Syndrome, she was full of anxiety about his future. Then Richard grew up to defy everyone’s expectations. Beverley Bass On September 11, 2001, Captain Beverley Bass diverted her American Airlines jet to a tiny town in Newfoundland, along with thou...

Ideation. Transition. Execution. These are the three stages of business growth every C-suite leader must navigate throughout the life of their company. Surviving each one is not good enough. You want to thrive, evolve, and, when necessary, transform. But who do you market to? What do you need to operate effectively? When can you scale your business, and in which areas can you grow the most? As the markets change, so will your answers. But these four questions will help you focus on the who...

Explore Rocks and Minerals! offers kids ages 6–9 a fascinating introduction to geology. It investigates the geological forces that create and transform rocks, outlining the life cycle of igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks, and what they can tell us about the earth. It also explores fossils, and how they come to exist and are discovered.Explore Rocks and Minerals! includes 20 hands-on activities to bring learning to life. Kids create their own crystals, sc...