Stuff Happens is an important new series for boys about everyday challenges. Created by Susannah McFarlane, the series editor, the series is written by established authors Tony Wilson, Andrew Daddo, Philip Gwynne, Will Kostakis, Scot Gardner, Justin D'Ath, James Roy, Pat Flynn and Alex McDiarmid. Each book features a different character and follows them as they overcome a particular everyday challenge. It explores those everyday struggles in life that boys can sometimes be reluctant to exp...

Are you ready to take your Amazon Echo Dot to the next level? Discover the secrets to mastering your Echo Dot with this comprehensive guide filled with tips, tricks, and lesser-known features that will transform your smart home experience.In "AMAZON ECHO DOT-THE USER FRIENDLY ULTIMATE GUIDEBOOK FOR BEGINNERS AND SENIORS" you'll embark on a journey to uncover the full potential of your Echo Dot, from setting it up for the first time to exploring advanced customization options and in...

In Town, James Roy turns his hand to the short story, using it to explore the lives of the young residents of an Australian town. This town doesn't have a name. But if it seems familiar, it's because we recognize the people who walk its streets. From the serendipity of an unexpected moment of connection, to the sadness of leaving home, and the pain of the desperate decisions we make, these stories take a personal and uncompromising look at life. Love and loss, grief, humor and passion. Hop...

Want the Greatest Zombie Stories Ever Written? Award winning authors and New York Times Bestsellers come together in this fantastic zombie anthology. Includes great tales by Ray Garton, Jonathan Maberry, Kealan Patrick Burke, Jeff Strand, Robert Swartwood, Gary McMahon, Kim Paffenroth… and so much more. A BESTSELLING HORROR TITLE.

Just as authors create books, books create authors — and these essays by thirty-one writers for young people offer a fascinating glimpse at the books that inspired them the most.What if you could look inside your favorite authors’ heads and see the book that led them to become who they are today? What was the book that made them fall in love, or made them understand something for the first time? What was the book that made them feel challenged in ways they never kn...

Author's Note: Into Hell, my third novel, is an uncomplicated story––the tale of a woman looking for her daughter. It was inspired by the Silent Hill video games, which are straightforward yet terrifying.Here's the set up: Stephenie Page and her daughter Carrie are driving down an empty highway. They pull off the road at a gas station that has a restaurant attached to it. Carrie enters the restaurant in need of a bathroom. A moment later, when Stephenie steps inside the building, s...

Thomas Aquinas "Tam" Malonee, a talented but troubled portrait artist, is a man on the run-from a failed marriage, a series of petty crimes, and from himself. When he meets a Tennessee waitress named Madison Monroe, he thinks he's just taking on an attractive travel companion. Tam has no way of knowing that he's about to embark on an amazing, life-altering journey that could ultimately lead him to personal redemption.While stranded in the path of a deadly hurricane headed for St. B...

From the author of Terror Town, Into Hell, and 13 Drops of Blood, comes James Roy Daley's debut novel ~Johnny is a good man, but when he threatens suicide his friend James attempts to stop him. That's when something unnatural clings to him. It is a beast, a monster, a demon that offers no sympathy and takes no prisoners. The creature presents an insane trail of carnage and cannot be stopped. James, trying to find the right path, has made some terrible decisions. Now he's a fugitive...

Things are different in the sky-city of Quentaris. Since the assassination of the old Archon, the city has fallen into the hands of a lazy, power-hungry ruler who cares nothing for his people – only the acquisition of new and better sources of authority and wealth.Tab used to be an apprentice magician, back in the good old days. Now she mucks out stalls and tries to duck her boss's bad temper. But she hasn't forgotten her training, and practises on her own late at night. Little does...

From the mouth of an author, and a publisher: Authors and Publishers Must Die! is filled to the rim with straightforward MUST READ advice for the author in your life… with no punches pulled!Includes:What does a publisher want?Star Wars and The Hero's JourneyYou Might SuckThe Publisher/Author RelationshipSubmission SecretsSimple Truths About Editing6 Ways Darth Vader Makes a Better VillainA Bestselling Book in North America

Th is book is written for project managers and theirmanagers to supplement their studies and experience withtypical processes and relationships, based on my lifetimeof lessons learned in both the domestic and internationalarenas, as a project manager, as a manager of projectmanagers, and as an expert witness in the field.

A collection of 32 personal stories.The Book That Made Me is a celebration of the books that influenced some of the most acclaimed authors from Australia and the world. Edited by Judith Ridge, it features non-fiction stories from 32 inspiring and award-winning authors including Markus Zusak, Jaclyn Moriarty, Shaun Tan, Mal Peet, Ambelin Kwaymullina, Simon French, Alison Croggon, Fiona Wood, Bernard Beckett, Ursula Dubosarsky, Rachael Craw, Sue Lawson, Benj...