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**Shortlisted, The Society of Women Writers NSW Member Book Awards 2026, NonFiction**In a powerful work of memoir, history and biography, Jane Messer retraces the tragic and hopeful steps of her Jewish German grandmother, Bella. From pre-war Berlin to Tel Aviv to Melbourne, Messer follows Bella’s journey and tries to understand her choices, including why she abandoned her son Michael in England before the war. Along the way, she speaks with historians in Germany, p...

Providing the level one student with all they will need to know to understand their course fully, the textbook covers the major areas of ethical theory and methodology that are key to the use of the Bible in Christian ethics, natural law, conscience, various philosophical approaches to ethics and the influence of liberation theologies.

Bioethical issues are rarely out of view in Western societies. New developments in areas such as human embryology continually raise new ethical questions, while more familiar issues frequently reappear in public debate. These are issues of central concern for Christians and for a wider public, because they raise questions about the value of life, the meaning of suffering and death and humanity’s place in the natural world.

If we wish to understand ourselves and the world in relation to God, what contribution to our understanding should we expect from a Christian tradition with its roots in the Bible, and what should we expect from the natural sciences?Neil Messer sets out five types of answer to that question. The responses range from the view that the Christian tradition has nothing to contribute, through various forms of dialogue, to the claim that science is irrelevant to theological understanding...

In the post-apocalyptic city of De Laus, Xavier is unjustly imprisoned for a crime he did not commit. His best friend Sarh gathers a group of rebels to free him. A brutal manhunt ensues as they all flee together in the hope of finding refuge far from the injustice of the city.This book contains improper use of body parts, cruel and unusual punishments, queer friendships, and general mayhem. Read at your own risks.

Every five years, twenty young adults are selected to participate in the Days of Dreams, an event celebrating Nile Corp. and the Company-Nation. If they survive, they will be rewarded with a place in the wonderful city of Tomorrow, and their families will be safe from need, but the fewer the survivors, the greater the reward.Tam wants to protect Alfie, their boyfriend, at all costs.Akira wants a better life for her family.

Learn the true value of property before buying. Know the five questions to ask to make money going into the deal. Discover the secrets for spectacular profits and how to shield your assets from attack. Review the art of negotiation, letters of intent, use of intermediaries, and closing a deal on terms favorable for you. Through a case study of an actual transaction, implement the ideas discussed in this book and read the documents and letters used to buy the property. A successful investor...

The ultimate guide to learning how to easily draw stunning, realistic faces. The human head is one of the most challenging yet rewarding subjects to draw. In this immersive book, popular YouTube drawing instructor Braden Messer breaks down the basics of how to master classic portrait drawing techniques using simple, step-by-step projects. By demystifying classic drawing styles such as the Loomis Method (which utilizes sections to depict the human head) and the Asaro head (...

The influence of Zen Master Ikkyū (1394-1481) permeates the full field of medieval Japanese aesthetics. Though best known as a poet, he was central to the shaping and reshaping of practices in calligraphy, Noh theater, tea ceremony, and rock gardening, all of which now define Japan’s sense of its cultural tradition. Ikkyū is unique in Zen for letting his love of all appearance occupy him until it destroys any possibility for safety or seclusion. In his poetry, he turns the eye of enlighten...

'A masterly analysis of slavery and republicanism from the left. A stunning achievement' Gerald Horne, author of The Counter-Revolution of 1776'In explaining the role of self-interest in the abolition work of the founding generation, Timothy Messer-Kruse broadens debates' Beverly Tomek, author of Colonization and Its DiscontentsTimely and controversial, The Patriots' Dilemma confronts longstanding interpretations ...

Neil Messer brings together a range of theoretical and practical questions raised by current research on the human brain: questions about both the 'ethics of neuroscience' and the 'neuroscience of ethics'. While some of these are familiar to theologians, others have been more or less ignored hitherto, and the field of neuroethics as a whole has received little theological attention.Drawing on both theological ethics and the science-and-theology field, Messer discusses cognitive-sci...

Reno is forced to make his captors happy–no matter what it takesIn this post-apocalyptic extreme horror book, we meet Reno, a rough-around-the-edges loner who harbors a secret love. Foraging for food one day, he is captured by a band of raiders. They take him back to their village and torture him, using him for their amusement as a mere piece of flesh: a Jester. Reno has no choice but to play along, just trying to survive and looking for any chance to escape.